Songs of 1966

 

By Mark Ehmcke

1. It's a Man's Man;s Man;s World - James Brown

2. Sha La La La Lee - Small Faces

3. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds

4. Solitary Man - Neil Diamond

5. Papa Was Too - Joe Tex

6. They're Coming To Take Me Away - Napoleon XIV

7. Seven & Seven Is - Love

8. Good Thing - Paul Revere and the Raiders

9. I Need Somebody - ? and the Mysterians

10. The Cheater - Bob Kuban and the In-Men

11. I'm Your Puppet - James and Bobby Purify

12. No Milk Today - Herman's Hermits

13. Hey Joe - The Leaves

14. Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group

15. Ninety-Nine and a Half - Wilson Pickett

16. Rain - The Beatles

17. The Rains Came - Sir Douglas Quintet

18. Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann

19. Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful

20. It Tears Me Up - Percy Sledge

21. Sugar Town - Nancy Sinatra

22. The Ballad of Irving - Frank Gallop

23. Green Grass - Gary Lewis and the Playboys

24. The Pied Piper - Crispian St. Peter

25. Where Were You When I Needed You - The Grass Roots

Kogar's Jungle Juice 015

 

With Kogar the Swinging Ape

This Week In '66

 

With Lynn Peril

This is the week in 1966 when eight young women, six student nurses and two visiting exchange nurses from the Philippines, were murdered by a madman in Chicago. You can read about him elsewhere; here we're going to talk about the victims. Also in the news this week: a pair of May-December marriages draw comparisons. 

SHOW NOTES

“Delmore Schwartz,” New York Daily News, July 14, 1966, 61. 

Freeman, Alex, “How Sinatra’s Kids Feel About His New Bride,” Detroit Free Press, July 31, 1966, 28. 

Getze, George, “Trainers Thump TV Slump; Young Adults Called Flabbiest Generation in Nation’s History,” Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1966, 31. 

Goodyear, Sara Jane, “Hunt for Clews in Killing of Eight Nurses on S.E. Side; Neighbors Tell of Awakening to Tragedy,” Chicago Tribune, July 15, 1966, 1. 

“‘Newlywed Game’ Pits Couples in Daytimer,” The Daily News Leader (Staunton, Virginia), July 8, 1966, 13. 

“The Murder Story Unfolds,” Detroit Free Press, July 16, 1966, 32. 

Wiedrich, Robert, “Detailed Report of Terrible Crime; The 8 Nurses: 5-Hour Killing,” Chicago Tribune Magazine, July 23, 1966, 9. 

Atomic Jukebox with Jon - 12 July 2022

Fuzzy 60s garage, wild rockabilly, hot R&B, and a spotlight on the Antipodes ! 

  Rising Suns - I'm Blue
Rogues - It's The Same All Over The World
Unlimited - Feelings
Spires Of Oxford - But You're Gone
Livin' End - Making Time

Tom & The Tornadoes - Long Pony Tail
Sam Hall & The Mor-Loks - Elaine
Lenny And The Thundertones - Hot Ice
Jerry Dallman And The Knightcaps - The Bug
Bracey Everett - The Lover's Curse

Pogs - The Pogs Theme
Missing Links - You're Driving Me Insane
Little Easybeats - Coca Cola spot
La De Das - Jump Back
Steve & The Board ‎- Farmer John
Tony Barber - I Want Her Too

Pretty Boy Don Covay - Switchen' In The Kitchen
Slim Harpo - Little Queen Bee
Little Jerry Williams - Hum Baby
Syl Johnson - Little Sally Walker
Lord Luther - A Thinkin' Man's Girl

Sheep - Hide And Seek
Stags - You Know He Did

Jimmy Soul - Everybody’s Gone Ape

Tributes 02

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Top Of The World - Shonen Knife

2. Some Velvet Morning - The Webb Brothers

3. Ooh Las Vegas - Cowboy Junkies

4. Too Much On My Mind - The Fleshtones

5. 1969 - Joey Ramone

6. All Men Are Liars - Dar Williams

7. Superstar - Sonic Youth

8. Sleep In The Grass - Johnny Dowd

9. One Hundred Years From Now - Wilco

10. She's Got Everything - The Droogs

11. Gimme Danger - Monster Magnet

12. Half A Boy and Half A Man - Sleepy Labeef & CJ Chenier

13. Goodbye To Love - American Music Club

14. Sand - Calvin Johnson & Mark Pickerel

15. Sleepless Nights - Elvis Costello

16. Village Green Preservation Society - Turn To Flowers

17. The Passenger - Lunachicks

18. The Rose Of England - Graham Parker

19. Rainy Days And Mondays - Cracker

20. Sundown, Sundown - Calexico

21. $1000 Wedding - Evan Dando & Juliana Hatfield

22. Cracking Up - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Atomic Rulers Of The World

 

With The Spookshow Serenade

1. "You will obey them or die. Have a pleasant night's sleep." – Ambassador Phantom (Dialogue from "Prince of Space")

2. Guitars in Space – Billy Mure

3. Silent Screamer – The Dave Myers Effect

4. Surfin' Gypsy – The Black Magic

5. Zulu Stomp – The Brand

6. Albino Bat – The Regents (vocals by Jimmy Jordan)

7. Scalping Party – The Tornados

8. And Then There Were Drums – Sandy Nelson

9. El Baño del Pájaro – Los Shain's

10. "I wish to speak to the mutants." – Princess Dragon Mom (Dialogue from "Infra-Man")

11. Rip It, Rip It Up – Florian Monday and the Mondos

12. Mama-Oom-Mow-Mow – The Rivingtons

13. Party Poppin Pt. 2 – Elliott Shavers

14. Honey Hush – Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio

15. The Stinger – Al Casey

16. Watch Your Step – Bobby Parker

17. That's It Man - The Valentines

18. Chica Alborotada – Los Locos del Ritmo

19. "It hurts my head!" – Dialogue from "Invaders from Space")

20. El Scorpion – The Sherwoods

21. Beatnik Bounce – The Beats

22. I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis) – Slim Harpo

23. No Good Lover – Mickey and Sylvia

24. Squat with Me Baby – Rochell and the Candles with Johnny Wyatt

25. Ka-Ding Dong – The G-Clefs

26. Love My Baby – Robbin Ray

27. "Starman seeks out the source…" – Narration from "Invaders from Space"

28. Harlem Nocturne – Flat Duo Jets

29. The Stroll – The Diamonds

30. This Town – Duane Eddy (from "The Cool Ones")

31. The Phantomas – The Jet Black's

32. Beat Party Pt. II – Ritchie and the Squires

33. Big Beat – Eric Delaney's Big Beat Six

34. Drowning – Clark's Combo

35. There's Something at the Bottom of the Well – The Moontrekkers

36. "Those were ordinary sound waves" – Methusan (Dialogue from "Space Giants")

Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon - Birthday Edition

 

With DJ Tom Hanks

Michael Lynch - Tom Hanks!

The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues

The Hombres - Little 2+2

Chris & Kathy - Shoot That Curl

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon - 20th Century Fox

The Kinks - Dancing In The Street

Steppenwolf - At Your Birthday Party LP promo

Gary U.S. Bonds - I Wanta Holler (But the Town's Too Small)

Tonni Kalash - The Boss

Arthur Alexander - Burning Love

Elvis Presley - I'm Coming Home

The Ascots - Hip Talk

Andre Williams - Bacon Fat

King Curtis and the Kingpins - Memphis Soul Stew

Rufus Thomas - Pink Pussycat Wine (WDIA)

Archie Bell & the Drells - Tighten Up

Booker T. & The MG's

Tommy Burk & the Counts - Stormy Weather

The Standells - Try It

Ronnie & the Delinquents - Bad Neighborhood

Terry & the Blue Jeans - Squad Car

Jerry Lee Lewis -It's a Hang Up Baby

Charlie Rich - Midnight Blues

Lesley Gore - No Matter What You Do

Brenton Wood - I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up

Bo Diddley - Bo's Bounce

Michael Lynch - Happy Birthday, Tom Hanks

Ted Taylor - (Love Is Like A) Rambling Rose

Sam The Sham & the Pharaohs - Deputy Dog

Lenny Capello & the Dots - Ninety Pound Weakling

Billy "The Kid" Emerson - A Dancin' Whippersnapper

Bill Doggett - Hold It

Michael Lynch - Boss Of The Airwaves

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We Say Yeah Yeah Yeah 01

 

With DJ Robin Braid

(Opening Theme) We Say Yeah by Cliff Richard & The Shadows

01 The Dakotas - Oyeh

02 The Bubble Puppy - Days Of Our Time

03 Barbara McNair - Lone Lonely Town

04 Joe Tex - You Better Believe It, Baby

05 Gladys Knight & The Pips - Stop & Get A Hold Of Myself

06 Michael Cox - Too Hot To Handle

07 Larry's Rebels - It's Not True

08 Ike & Tina Turner - It Sho Ain't Me

09 Sounds Incorporated - Spanish Harlem

10 The Beatles - Don't Ever Change (Live at the BBC)

11 JoAnn Campbell - You're Driving Me Mad

12 The Spiders - Hey Boy

13 The Mockingbirds - Lovingly Yours

14 Wade Flemons - Easy Lovin'

15 The Tracers - Gloria

16 Guitar Jr. - I Got It Made (When I Marry Shirley Mae)

17 Lonesome Drifter - Eager Boy

18 The Dixie Hummingbirds - I Know I've Been Changed

19 Human Beinz - Nobody But Me

20 The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse

21 Taj Mahal - Take A Giant Step

This Week In '66

With Lynn Peril

Carnival rides collapsing! Fireworks exploding unexpectedly! This Week in ‘66 features Fourth of July mayhem of the old-fashioned kind. Also, three young women went missing during an outing at Indiana Dunes State Park, a case about which I could have said much, much more. 

SHOW NOTES:

“3 Women Missing at Dunes Park,” Kenosha News (Kenosha, Wisconsin), July 6, 1966, 1. 

“3 Women Vanish at Dunes Beach,” Chicago Tribune, July 6, 1966, 1. 

“13 Hurt as Ride Collapses, Accident at Carnival is 3rd in 4 Days,” Chicago Tribune, July 5, 1966, 1. 

Baumann, Edward, and John O’Brien, “Vengeance & Violence; Silas Jayne played a role in his brother’s murder and homicide detectives suspect that may have been the tip of the iceberg,” Chicago Tribune Magazine, January 3, 1988, 8. 

“CORE Approves Resolution Calling for End of Nonviolence,” The Los Angeles Times, July 5, 1966, 1. 

Cowgill, John, “Officers Warn of M-80 Military Firecrackers,” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), July 6, 1966, 9. 

“Firecrackers Kill Man 58,” The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), July 5, 1966, 1. 

“Fireworks Blast Home; 15 Injured,” Detroit Free Press, July 5, 1966, 3. 

“Freak Accident Kills City Man in Arizona,” Hartford Courant, July 5, 1966, 13.

Gaines, William, “Cop Believes 3 Disappeared Voluntarily,” Chicago Tribune, July 2, 1970, 75. 

Halvorsen, David, “Review Clews on Missing Girls,” Chicago Tribune, July 10, 1966, 5. 

“Heat Chases Mop-Haired Band to Clip,” Chicago Tribune, July 4, 196, 3. 

Jones, Jack, “Will Not Be Anti-White Wilkins Says; NAACP Stands Firm Against, ‘Black Power,’” The Los Angeles Times, July 5, 1966, 3. 

“Many Injured By Fireworks; Five Face Long Hospitalizations,” The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan), July 5, 1966, 1. 

“No Sign of Girls Gone 2 Months,” Chicago Tribunes, September 4, 1966, 8.  

“Police Now Think Missing Trio Ran Off,” Chicago Tribune, July 9, 1966, 1. 

“President Apologizes; Filipinos Give BeatlesBums’ Rush for ‘Snub’ to 1st Lady,” The Los Angeles Times, July 6, 1966, 1. 

“Ride Collapses,” The Tipton Times (Tipton, Indiana), July 7, 1966, 6. 

The Charley Project: Patricia Blough, Renee Bruhl, Ann Miller 

Boss '65

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire

2. Bring It On Home To Me - The Animals

3. I'm a Man - The Yardbirds

4. King of the Road - Roger Miller

5. Queen of the House - Jody Miller

6. Voodoo Woman - Bobby Goldsboro

7. I Can Never Go Home Anymore - The Shangri-Las

8. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

9. Steppin' Out - Paul Revere and the Raiders

10. Cara-Lin - The Strangeloves

11. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis

12. The Revolution Kind - Sonny Bono

13. What the New Breed Say - The Barbarians

14. Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers

15. The Birds and the Bees - Jewel Akens

16. Bread & Butter - The Newbeats

17. Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis and the Playboys

18. It Ain't Me Babe - The Turtles

19. Less of Me - Glen Campbell

20. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies

21. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers

22. 1-2-3 - Len Barry

23. The In Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio

24. Boot-Leg - Booker T and the MG's

25. I Hear a Symphony - Diana Ross and the Supremes