On Friday June 19 "The Lost And Found Oldies Show" will be playing 25 B-sides of hit singles that were on the Billboard Hot 100 this date in 1971. You have a chance to win a $50 gift card simply by identifying the A-side of the single as well as the artist of each record. A point will be scored for every correct answer and the first person to Email lostoldies@yahoo.com with all 50 correct answers (25 artists/25 A-sides) wins the gift card! Your entry should look like this:
1. Sugar Sugar--The Archies
2. Lola--The Kinks
3. I Can't See Nobody--Bee Gees
etc up to #25.
Make sure the number matches the song!
If no one gets all 50 points, the person with the highest number of points will win a $25 gift card. In case of a tie, the FIRST person to Email me gets the prize. DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, 8:00 PM EST! Everyone will receive a reply Email your entry was received and the winner will be announced on Friday June 26 between 3 and 5pm. Listen to 91.3 FM or http://www.wvkr.org/ to win! Decisions of the judge (me) are final and WVKR management is in no way involved with the process other than to provide the broadcast. I'll be sprinkling subtle clues throughout the show and as a special treat for visiting this blogspot page, below are some additional clues for ya.
1.UA
2.RCA
3.A&M
4.Atlantic
5.MGM
6.Roulette
7.AVCO
8.Columbia
9.Bell
10.Invictus
11.Atlantic
12.UA
13.Dove
14.RCA
15.Buddah
16.UNI
17.Lionel
18.Dunhill
19.Elektra
20.RCA
21.MGM
22.Decca
23.Hot Wax
24.RCA
25.Bell
Additionally, spelling doesn't count, but accuracy does, ie if the song were "Who Loves You", I would accept "Four Seaons" or "4 Seasons" but NOT "Frankie Valli". HAVE FUN!!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
June 12 Playlists + Email Link + Feedback
I need your suggestions for next week's Lost And Found Seventies Show. Got a few already but need more!
lostoldies@yahoo.com
Here's today's playlist: http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-12-2009
Tried some new technology. Struggled. Couldnt get to as many phones as a result. So good to hear from Mark from Cornwall after a prolonged absence. Would love to hear YOUR feedback. Email above. THANKS for listening!
Sammy
lostoldies@yahoo.com
Here's today's playlist: http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-12-2009
Tried some new technology. Struggled. Couldnt get to as many phones as a result. So good to hear from Mark from Cornwall after a prolonged absence. Would love to hear YOUR feedback. Email above. THANKS for listening!
Sammy
Friday, June 5, 2009
June 5, 1969 Playlist + Instant Requests +1969 Feedback
Great to be back after a one week vacay in my native Detroit. Didn't make it to my fave used record store so no new tunes to bring back, but I'm in the process of digitzing my record collection so I'll now be able to do INSTANT REQUESTS and there'll be a better chance that I'll be able to play what you want to hear Johnny On The Spot!
So what do you think about The Summer of '69 as the theme each and every week from Independence Day to Labor Day? So much great music AM and FM style. Overkill? So far the reaction is evenly divided. Would love YOUR feedback at lostoldies@yahoo.com
Meanwhile here's the playlist from Friday June 5th's show: http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-05-2009
Remember The Primitive Soul Show Wednesday nights 8 to 10pm on WVKR www.wvkr.org. You never know when I might pop in to join El Primitivo to help him spin those funky platters. And he is SUCH a nice guy that he let the guy who I replaced FIVE YEARS AGO take up an hour of his Primitive Show today. Class act, Georgie, but I missed garagerockinout on the drive in.
Thanks for listening: PLEASE let me know you're OUT THERE!
Sammy
So what do you think about The Summer of '69 as the theme each and every week from Independence Day to Labor Day? So much great music AM and FM style. Overkill? So far the reaction is evenly divided. Would love YOUR feedback at lostoldies@yahoo.com
Meanwhile here's the playlist from Friday June 5th's show: http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-05-2009
Remember The Primitive Soul Show Wednesday nights 8 to 10pm on WVKR www.wvkr.org. You never know when I might pop in to join El Primitivo to help him spin those funky platters. And he is SUCH a nice guy that he let the guy who I replaced FIVE YEARS AGO take up an hour of his Primitive Show today. Class act, Georgie, but I missed garagerockinout on the drive in.
Thanks for listening: PLEASE let me know you're OUT THERE!
Sammy
Friday, May 22, 2009
May 22 Playlist + Anniversary + May 29 + 1969
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-22-2009
Oops. looks like I shoulda made it clearer about what I meant by "Beach Music". From WIKIpedia:
Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues, reggae, rockabilly and old-time rock and roll. Beach music is closely associated with the style of swing dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and South Carolina. Recordings with a 4/4 "blues shuffle" rhythmic structure and moderate-to-fast tempo are the most popular music for the shag, and the vast majority of the music in this genre fits that description.
Lotta good tunes, but I think last year's Memorial Day Beach Music special worked better because I mixed up the categories above whereas today I sorta lumped 'em all together. Oh well. It was still great to have Sam The Tattoo Man sit in with me. A heckuva nice guy. And he brought me a new copy of the original "Everything's Archie" LP! Cool!Email me if you wanna know where to get tattoo'd!
Totally forgot to mention it was 5 Memorial Days ago that I got the Friday 3pm gig following the amazing Primitive Show. A dream come true!
Remember Primitive George starts "The Primitive Soul Show" Wednesdays 8 to 10 pm all this summer. I hope to join him on occasion, maybe even THIS Thursday May 27 since I will NOT be doing a show May 29. I'll be in Detroit Rock City for my niece's high school graduation.
Would love your feedback on today's show and how you feel about a whole summer of '69 from 3 to 5 this summer.
Thanks for listening and Happy Memorial Day; let's honor our vets!
Sammy
Oops. looks like I shoulda made it clearer about what I meant by "Beach Music". From WIKIpedia:
Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music, is a regional genre which developed from various musical styles of the forties, fifties and sixties. These styles ranged from big band swing instrumentals to the more raucous sounds of blues/jump blues, jazz, doo-wop, boogie, rhythm and blues, reggae, rockabilly and old-time rock and roll. Beach music is closely associated with the style of swing dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and South Carolina. Recordings with a 4/4 "blues shuffle" rhythmic structure and moderate-to-fast tempo are the most popular music for the shag, and the vast majority of the music in this genre fits that description.
Lotta good tunes, but I think last year's Memorial Day Beach Music special worked better because I mixed up the categories above whereas today I sorta lumped 'em all together. Oh well. It was still great to have Sam The Tattoo Man sit in with me. A heckuva nice guy. And he brought me a new copy of the original "Everything's Archie" LP! Cool!Email me if you wanna know where to get tattoo'd!
Totally forgot to mention it was 5 Memorial Days ago that I got the Friday 3pm gig following the amazing Primitive Show. A dream come true!
Remember Primitive George starts "The Primitive Soul Show" Wednesdays 8 to 10 pm all this summer. I hope to join him on occasion, maybe even THIS Thursday May 27 since I will NOT be doing a show May 29. I'll be in Detroit Rock City for my niece's high school graduation.
Would love your feedback on today's show and how you feel about a whole summer of '69 from 3 to 5 this summer.
Thanks for listening and Happy Memorial Day; let's honor our vets!
Sammy
Friday, May 15, 2009
May 15+ Why Didn't Sammy Answer The Phones
Kinda different playlist today, huh? Not rockin' but who could follow Primitive George's BOSS 70s show mixin' in the current garage tunes. Super Duper! Noon To Three pm Friday afternoons. Click on the link at the top left of this blog page for a link to George's podcast.
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-15-2009
Email me at:
All vinyl show today except for a few requested tunes I only had on CD. Why? To protest the new CD players the station got. You've probably heard every DJ rag about 'em like I did on this blog page last week. Not sure what this will mean for my future shows that utilize a lot of jingles.
As for the phones, I was just pooped from a very stressful week. I love my life, but sometimes things just get overwhelming. You know how it goes. Anyway, bottom line, just didn't have the energy and certainly didn't want to have to be nice to anyone complaining the show wasn't rockin' enough! The songs matched my mood; I sure hope you liked 'em too. Let me know at the Email link above.
Friday May 22 is our 2nd annual Beach Music special. Not surfin hot rod stuff, but the North Carolina soul oriented stuff. BE THERE!
Thanks for listening!
Sammy
Friday, May 8, 2009
May 8 Playlist + Next 3 Weeks + WVKRRRRRRGH
Today was Lost And Found Sixties covering the years 1963-1968. Over 40 songs in 2 hours, several of which I've never played before including some Boss album cuts that sure sounded like singles. Miss any? http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-08-2009
Thank you SO much for the great Emails about last week's CKLW 1969 retrospective. Twas the most Email I've gotten on one show, all positive except one with some possibly valid criticisms. All appreciated. lostoldies@yahoo.com
Got some exciting 1969 news coming up in a few weeks. But let's get through May first. Next week it's Lost And Found Seventies. Not sure what form it will take--AM pop? Later FM rock? What would YOU like? Then May 22 is Memorial Day weekend. Sam The Tattoo Man wanted to guest host but I didn't hear from him this week so I think I'm going to go ahead with another Beach Music special like we did last 4th of July and very well received. The following week May 29 I'll be away. waa.
OK, so WVKR spent all this $$$ on new CD players that are supposed to be top of the line but are NOT the best equipment for a radio station, especially on a show that plays 2 minute songs! The players are tempermental about CD-Rs, often take anywhere from 3 to 15 seconds to "load", an eternity if you're trying to be fast paced, and have a slight delay between the time you push the button and when the sound comes out.
One nice caller said he didn't notice any problems; I think he was just being kind. And like I said on the air, who could be upset with the groovy sounds coming out of the ray-dee-oh! Thanks SO MUCH for listening!
Sammy
Thank you SO much for the great Emails about last week's CKLW 1969 retrospective. Twas the most Email I've gotten on one show, all positive except one with some possibly valid criticisms. All appreciated. lostoldies@yahoo.com
Got some exciting 1969 news coming up in a few weeks. But let's get through May first. Next week it's Lost And Found Seventies. Not sure what form it will take--AM pop? Later FM rock? What would YOU like? Then May 22 is Memorial Day weekend. Sam The Tattoo Man wanted to guest host but I didn't hear from him this week so I think I'm going to go ahead with another Beach Music special like we did last 4th of July and very well received. The following week May 29 I'll be away. waa.
OK, so WVKR spent all this $$$ on new CD players that are supposed to be top of the line but are NOT the best equipment for a radio station, especially on a show that plays 2 minute songs! The players are tempermental about CD-Rs, often take anywhere from 3 to 15 seconds to "load", an eternity if you're trying to be fast paced, and have a slight delay between the time you push the button and when the sound comes out.
One nice caller said he didn't notice any problems; I think he was just being kind. And like I said on the air, who could be upset with the groovy sounds coming out of the ray-dee-oh! Thanks SO MUCH for listening!
Sammy
Friday, May 1, 2009
First Of May, 1969
Wow what a trip through the Time Tunnel takin' us back to May First, 1969! Jingles, commercials, and even actual recordings of a CKLW jock from back in the day. Not to mention over 3 dozen 45s on the charts 40 years ago this week. Thanks for indulging my AM radio DJ passion; the phone lines were burnin' up, as they say, and I couldn't even answer every call. You guys are the best! Missed something?:
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-01-2009
Email me at lostoldies@yahoo.com to let me know your thoughts. We'll be doin' 1969 again the first week of June but next week, May 8, it's Lost And Found Sixties. Requests considered.
Finally, you must know I was just jonesin' to play the Bee Gees' "First Of May" since the single DID peak on the charts 40 years ago this week and, hey it was the First Of May. But seeing that the amazing Peter Clark chose THAT for his second song on his "Orphanage Of Rock And Roll" show Thursday night, I had to make other plans. In its place was a recording of the same song sung by ex-spouses Lulu and the Maurice Gibb recorded in 2002. Hope you enjoyed.
THANKS FOR LISTENING!!
Sammy
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=05-01-2009
Email me at lostoldies@yahoo.com to let me know your thoughts. We'll be doin' 1969 again the first week of June but next week, May 8, it's Lost And Found Sixties. Requests considered.
Finally, you must know I was just jonesin' to play the Bee Gees' "First Of May" since the single DID peak on the charts 40 years ago this week and, hey it was the First Of May. But seeing that the amazing Peter Clark chose THAT for his second song on his "Orphanage Of Rock And Roll" show Thursday night, I had to make other plans. In its place was a recording of the same song sung by ex-spouses Lulu and the Maurice Gibb recorded in 2002. Hope you enjoyed.
THANKS FOR LISTENING!!
Sammy
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