This Week In '66 - Lynda and George

 

With Lynn Peril

In addition to the usual round up of war protests and UFOs, this week’s deep dive is into the big celebrity relationship of 1966. No, not Mia and Frank, though that’s coming up soon enough. The relationship that grabbed newspaper headlines and gossip magazine speculation was that between actor George Hamilton and presidential daughter, Lynda Bird Johnson. From the end of 1965 through early 1967, the odd couple was everywhere, from Acapulco to the Oscars. 

CLOSING SONG

Linda

Jan and Dean

SHOW NOTES

Byers, Bill, “Not as an Escort; Hamilton Wants Fame as Actor,” Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Texas), August 17, 1966, 22. 

“Deputies Lose Race with UFO,” Oakland Tribune, April 18, 1966, 6. 

Getze, George, “Re-Creation of Dead People Predicted in Future; Exact Duplication of Men, Women After Thousands of Years in Tomb Seen,” The Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1966, 29, 

De Wolf, Rose, “There’s Money in It; Beat Bands Growing With Hair,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 11, 1966, 25. 

“Lynda Byrd Ired at Reports of Pre-Yule Nuptials,” Arizona Daily Star, April 30, 1966, 5. 

“Lynda Byrd,” New Castle News (New Castle, Pennsylvania), November 10, 1965, 19. 

“Lynda Byrd Now Jet Set Swinger?” The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas), February 23, 1966, 11.

“Near Riot by Berkeley VDC,” Oakland Tribune, April 13, 1966, 1. 

“Sacrifice Effort Fails,” Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), April 11, 1966, 18. 

Scott, Vernon, “Lynda Swings With Hollywood Set for Birthday Fling,” Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), March 19, 1966, 2. 

Scott, Vernon, “Lynda Bird Johnson’s Hollywood Beauty Treatment,” Ladies Home Journal, July 1966, 62.

Smith, Liz, “Lynda Bird Leaves the Nest,” Cosmopolitan, October 1967, 95. 

“Sneeze Victim to Travel to Arizona in Quest of Relief,” The Oakland Tribune, April 14, 1966, 8.

Food Songs

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Chicken Rhythm - Slim Gaillard

2. Food -The Takeaways

3. Red's - The Morells

4. Bar-B-Q - Wendy Rene

5. I Love Your Pizza - Homer & Jethro

6. RC Cola and a Moon Pie - NRBQ

7. Crab Louie - The Sandabs

8. Popsicle - Jan & Dean

9. Chop Suey Rock - The Instrumentals

10. Matzoh Balls - Slim & Slam

11. (My Baby Loves) Chili Dogs - Dusty Brooks

12. Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

13. Hot Cross Buns - Paul Gayton

14. Breakfast In Bed - Dusty Springfield

15. Potato Chip - Shadows of Knight

16. Dog Food - Wes Dakus

17. A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird - Louis Jordan

18. Chili Beans - Felix and his Guitar

19. I Love Onions - Susan Christie

20. Ice Cream Man - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers

21. Chicken Twist - Hasil Adkins

22. Potato Chips - Slim Gaillard

23. I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop - Jim Jackson

24. Garlic Bread - Gary & Larry

25. Tacos - Royaltones

Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon

 

Tune in today at noon for the next Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon with DJ Tom Hanks!

Michael Lynch - Throw Deep, Baby

Hal Blaine & the Young Cougars - Challenger II

Los Saicos - Demolicion 

The Bobby Fuller Four - KRLA King Of The Wheels

The Comic Books - The Bat-Mo 

Davis Jones & the Fenders - Boss With The Hot Sauce

Troggs - H.I.S. Slacks

Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Maybe Baby

Jack Nitzsche - The Lonely Surfer 

Tippie & The Clovers - Bossa Nova Baby

Fats Domino - Do You Know What It Means

Irma Thomas - Hittin’ On Nothing

Joe Tex - You’re Right Ray Charles

Freddie King - Sittin’ On The Boat Dock

Lou Christie - Guitars and Bongos 

James Booker (New Orleans’ own) - Smacksie

The Coasters - Dance

Donald & The Delighters - Wang Dang Dula

KJRB - Jingle

Dino, Desi and Billy - She’s So Far Out She’s In

KNOK - Jingle

Gino Washington - I’ll Be Around

Threats - New Feeling 

Buddy Guy - American Bandstand

Heartbeats - I Found A Job

Unknown Singer - Seattle Radio Dial 

The Rolling Stones - Not Fade Away

Los Aspen - Ya No Hay Beatles

KHJ Concert for Sonny and Cher

Dolly Parton - Don’t Drop Out 

Los Holy’s - Holys Piscodelicos 

This Week In '66 - Baby Jane Holzer

 

With Lynn Peril

Maybe because both Passover and Easter took place this week in ‘66, it was a slooooooow one for news. Well, there was a ton of fighting in Vietnam, but between you and me, with everything happening in Ukraine right now, I just can’t go there. Long story short, this week’s deep dive is dedicated to socialite and Warhol superstar Baby Jane Holzer. In late March/early April 1966, Holzer was on an East Coast publicity junket to support her debut single, You’re Gonna Hurt Yourself. Famous for being famous, and dressed in the most outrageous mod fashions, Holzer drew positive and negative reviews. 

Closing song:

Nowhere

Baby Jane Holzer

“Air Bus System Expected in 70s,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 1966, 4. 

Cox, Jeff, “Thinking Out Loud; Baby Jane Who?” The Pocono Record (Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania), March 30, 1966, 9. 

“Explosion Rips Pacifist Group’s Berkeley Office,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 1966, 3. 

Graham, Rubye, “Baby Jane Grabs the Spotlight,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 1966, 73. 

“Jenkins Heiress’ Boyfriend Is In Psychiatric Ward,” The Sacramento Bee, April 28, 1966, 16. 

McGuin, Art, “Capitol Protest Ends Grape March,” The Sacramento Bee, April 11, 1966, 1. 

Randolph, Nancy, “Chic-Chat; Baby Talk You Can Understand,” New York Daily News, December 9, 1964, 86. 

“Runaway Heiress, Mother Reunited,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 9, 1966, 11. 

“Slaying Suspect, Heiress Vanish,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 7, 1966, 5. 

“Space Agency Picks 19 to Train as Astronauts,” The Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1966, 13. 

“U.S., Canada Tried to Build Flying Saucer,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 1966, 5. 

Oxford American

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. The Slummer the Slum - The "5" Royales

2. Cadillac Jack - Andre Williams

3. I Cried Last Night - Junior Kimbrough

4. It's Me Not You - The Torques

5. Monkey In A Sack - Lil' Buck and the Top Cats

6. Yes We Can Can - Lee Dorsey

7. I Take It Back - Sandy Posey

8. Nobody But You - Little Bob and the Lollipops

9. Three Is a Magic Number - Bob Dorough

10. We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You - Kinky Friedman

11. Love-A-Rama - Leon Bass & the Keystones

12. Bed of Roses - Elysian Fields

13. Watch the Dog That Bring the Bone - Sandy Gaye

14. Miss Maybelle - R.L. Burnside

15. Little Boy Sad - The Gants

16. A Mushroom Cloud - Sammy Salvo

17. Color Him Father - Linda Martell

18. Can We Rap - Carleen & the Groovers

19. Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers

20. You Lied - Ruby Johnson

21. I Must Be Somebody Else You've Known - International Submarine Band

22. Best In Town - Hodge Brothers & the Hi Rhythm Section

23. Ohoopee River Bottomland - Larry Jon Wilson

24. Leaning On You - The Swingin' Yo-Yos

25. Bad Girl - The Riviaires

26. I Love You - Asie Payton

27. Beware - Ann Peebles

28. Life Has It's Little Ups and Downs - Charlie Rich

29. Streets of Gold - Lumbee

30. The Red Invasion - The K-Pers

The Nitecap Lounge

 

With Sween

Flowers Never Cry

Barbra Streisand: Gotta Move
Mystic, Astrologic, Crystal Band: Early Dawn
Robin Gibb: Most Of My Life (demo)
Faust: Baby
B. Brock & His Vibratos: Fright
Mystic, Astrologic, Crystal Band: Flowers Never Cry
Steve Rossi: Nobody But You
The Mighty Hannibal: Get In The Groove
Billy Guy & The Odds And Ends: Lookin' Like A Nut-Nut
Loredana Berté: La Telefonata
The Kittens: Walter
The Young Men: Go!
Back Street Boys: Back Street Blues
Back Street Boys: Money
The Soul Sensations: When I Had You, Baby
Singing Souls Of Milwaukee: I've Been Born Again
The Jordan Travelers: Go Where Jesus Is
Sensational Armon Singers: Everybody's Talking About Heaven
Smiley Monroe: All American Girl
Columbus Fruge: Saut Crapaud
Columbus Fruge: Bayou Teche
Susan & The Kids From Sesame Street: Someday, Little Children
Robin Gibb: Don't Go Away (demo)
Helter Skelter: I Need You
The Hollywood Brats: Sick On You

Kogar's Jungle Juice #12

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

This Week In '66 - A Kidnapping In Florida

 

With Lynn Peril

A young woman go-going her way through college, fatalities from adulterated beer, and a draft-dodging ring were all in the news this week in ’66. But the big story was that of the kidnapping of teenager Danny Goldman from his parents’ home in Surfside, Florida. Danny was never seen again. 

ENDING SONG:

Never to Be Forgotten 

The Bobby Fuller Four

“38 Arrested by FBI In Plot to Dodge Draft,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31, 1966, 3. 

“Horse Was 33; Roy’s Trigger Dead a Year,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31, 1966, 20. 

Jones, Clarence, and George Southworth, “Youth’s Father Links Kidnaper to Business Grudge,” The Miami Herald, March 30, 1966, 1. 

Jones, Clarence, “A Year Later: Danny’s Family Waits, Hopes,” The Miami Herald, March 19, 1967, 52. 

“May Have Lost Money to Victim’s Father; Kidnaping Believed Revenge,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 1966, 5. 

“Million Gallons; Beer Dumped After Deaths,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 31, 1966, 27. 

Rabin, Charles, “55 Years Later, Kidnaping of Teen is Solved, Cops and His Friends Say,” The Miami Herald, December 31, 2021, A1. 

Roy Rogers’ Horse. Trigger, Fort Worth, Texas

“She’s Go-Going Through School,” Globe-Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), March 28, 1966, 1. 

Tucker, William, “Surfside Boy Kidnaped, $25,000 Demanded,” The Miami News, March 29, 1966, 1. 

Tucker, William, “2 Mystery Calls Received; Family Waits for Kidnaper,” The Miami News, March 29, 1966, 1. 

What Happened to Danny Goldman? The Cold Case Files of Danny Goldman

Wickstrom, Karl, “Little Shy, But Not Spoiled Neighbors Say of Teenager,” The Miami Herald, March 29, 1966, 1. 

Femmes

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson

2. My heart Belongs To Daddy - Eartha Kitt

3. The Blacksmith Blues - Ella Mae Morse

4. Rock-a-bye Baby - Big Mama Thornton

5. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell

6. Jambalaya - Jo Stafford

7. Cold Cold Heart - Dinah Washington

8. Will To Fail - Katie Lee

9. Fever - Peggy Lee

10. Sugartime - McGuire Sisters

11. Sunny Side of the Street - Keely Smith

12. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

13. Chicken Hawk - Betty Hutton

14. Blues In The Night - Rosemary Clooney

15. Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker

16. Ataypura! - Yma Sumac

17. Goody Goody - Julie London

18. Beat Me Daddy Eight To the Bar - Ella Fitzgerald

19. I'm Crying - Lil Greenwood

20. Wild Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown

21. I'm Sitting On Top of the World - Mary and Les Ford

22. Waiting at the End of the Road - Kay Starr

23. Don't Look at Me That Way - Pat Suzuki

24. Sand In My Shoes - Polly Bergen

25. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds

The Murder Clinic

 

With Spookshow Serenade

YOU WILL HEAR: the menacing sounds of musical malpractice and savage sonic surgery! A palpitating joint practice of MDs (Musical Deviates) delivering deadly doses of R&B, instro insanity, vocal venom, and audio oddities! Be advised: the management is not responsible for any physical, mental, and emotional distress you experience as a result of visiting the Murder Clinic. And don't even think of billing your insurance.

1. "How could a dead man have strength enough to do it?" – Dialogue (from "Creature with the Atom Brain")

2. Vengeance (Will Be Mine) – Matadors

3. I Walked All Night – Embers

4. I'm Gonna Kill That Hen – Blue Charlie (Morris)

5. The Dream – The Fox (Eugene Fox) with Annie Mae Wilson and Ike Turner

6. Kill Me – Don & Dewey

7. Creepin' – Starlighters (with Leon Russell)

8. My Nerves – Little Willie John

9. Bucket O Blood – Ervin "Big Boy" Groves

10. A Real Dead Body Giveaway - Dialogue (from "Dr. Evil and His Terrors of the Unknown" radio spot)

11. Ed's Place – Horace Heller

12. Blues from The Fugitive Kind – Kenyon Hopkins

13. Black Night – Cheryl Thompson

14. The Web – Abie "Available" Baker (from "The Brain That Wouldn't Die"

15. Track of the Cat – Pram

16. Crimson – Ken Nordine

17. Night Walk – Dick D'Agostin & the Swingers

18. Stalker - Ramrods

19. Beat-Nik – Jimmy Van Eaton

20. The Female of the Species – Mundell Lowe (featuring Meg Myles) (from "Satan in High Heels")

21. Baby Goes Bad – Gemma Ray

22. Murder – Tramps

23. Screaming Pt. 1 – Metropolitans

24. Shock Treatment – Invaders

25. Forget It – Hollywood Persuaders

26. Shakedown – Lincoln Trio

27. Dog Patch Creeper – Velveteens

28. Night Rider – Ed Burkey

29. Ill Fantasma Rosso – Other Timelines

30. Teenage Head – Flamin' Groovies

31. Madhouse – Evan Johns and His H-Bombs

32. "… has a very special problem." – Dialogue

This Week In '66 - UFOs Over Michigan

 

With Lynn Peril

This Week in ‘66 the news skewed weird! A brain was repatriated, and flying saucers – or swamp gas – lit up the sky over southern Michigan. 

ENDING SONG: 

Flying Saucer Attack

The Rezillos

“Blizzard Continues to Sweep Midwest; Death Toll Hits 20,” The Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1966, 1. 

Burke, Vincent, “Chinese Reds Will Boycott Party Congress in Moscow,” The Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1966, 1. 

Carruthers, Osgood, “Chinese Snub Verifies Critical Soviet Memo,” The Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1966, 25. 

Friedman, Saul, “Rep. Ford Asks Congress to Probe UFO Reports, Detroit Free Press, March 26, 1966, 2. 

Hansen, Jerome, “Those Saucers? Just Swamp Gas,” Detroit Free Press, March 26, 1966, 1. 

Mead, William B., “The Biggest U.F.O. Incident of 1966,” Des Moines Tribune, March 24, 1967, 13. 

“Missing Parts of Mussolini’s Brain Located,” The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), February 12, 1966, 8. 

Murray, Riley, “Flying Saucer Formation Spotted Over Washtenaw,” Detroit Free Press, March 21, 1966, 1. 

“Saucer Sightings Soaring in State,” Detroit Free Press, March 24, 1966, 3. 

Treloar, Jim, “It Scares Me a Little; Washtenaw Sheriff Trails Flying Saucers,” Detroit Free Press, March 22, 1966, 3. 

“What Happened to Missing Part of Duce’s Brain is Washington Mystery,” The Sacramento Bee, February 10, 1966, 17.