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mellytu74 · #1 Post by **mellytu74** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:18 pm

The Deon Jackson thread the other day - and the responses about songs people never heard, like Cool Jerk - got me thinking about regional differentiations in radio.

Philadelphia has always been blessed with local smaller stations not bound to Top 40 format -- or certain DJ allowances to play stuff outside the standard format.

Here are some songs that are seminal to my youth/teenage years, either from the radio or dances. To this day, local longtime DJs still have dances - some a set weekly dance on the same day - and play from this song list.

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

Amazon & Coyotes-The Dream Lovers
This Old Heart of Mine-The Isley Brothers
I've Got a Feeling-The Four Tops
Shake a Tail Feather-James & Bobby Purify
Hold Back the Night-The Trampps
What Shall I Do-Frankie & the Classicals
Trickle Trickle-The Videos
Bila-The Versatones
Oowee Baby – The Ivytones
Dream Girl-Norman Fox & Rob Roys
I'm Sorry Pillow-Lee Andrews & Hearts
If You Love Me-Bluenotes
My Hero-Bluebelles
Cry Like I Cried-Harptones
Those Oldies But Goodies-Little Caesar & the Romans
Tonite Tonite-The Mellow Kings
It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards
Try the Impossible-Lee Andrews & the Hearts
This Magic Moment-The Drifters
Gloria-The Cadillacs
Dedicated to the One I Love-The Shirelles
You Were Mine-The FireFlies
Till-The Angels
Stardust-Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me-Mel Carter
To Be Loved-Jackie Wilson
Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler
A Thousand Miles Away-Heartbeats
Moonlight Serenade-Rivieras
Shy One-Shirley Ellis
Once in a While-The Chimes
It's Only the Good Times -Tommy Edwards
For Your Love-Ed Townsend
Put Yourself in My Place-The Elgins
I Wonder-the Pentagons
It's Better To Have-Don Covay
Everything’s Good About you-The Supremes
Michael the Lover-The C.O.Ds
Bring the Country to the City-Tony Mason
I Guess I'll Always Love You-Isley Brothers
Little Darling (I Need You)-Marvin Gaye
Too Many Fish in the Sea-The Marveletes
May I-Bill Deal & the Rhondells
Rainy Day Bells-Globetrotters

Ritterskoop · #2 Post by **Ritterskoop** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:24 pm

I am familiar with only a few of these.

Rainy Day Bells is fun even it is probably supposed to be sad.

This Magic Moment and everything by The Drifters gets a lot of play here on the Sunday night show. Shagging is big at Myrtle Beach, or was when I was a kid.

I first heard This Old Heart of Mine by Ronald Isley and Rod Stewart, and it's excellent. The original is also fun but I like the one I heard first, which happens to be the remake.

One of my favorites from that era is Jay and the Americans - Cara Mia. I also like most of the Gamble and Huff genre.

Bob Juch · #3 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:25 pm

Boy! You're old!

T_Bone0806 · #4 Post by **T_Bone0806** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:35 pm

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

Amazon & Coyotes-The Dream Lovers N
This Old Heart of Mine-The Isley Brothers Y
I've Got a Feeling-The Four Tops N
Shake a Tail Feather-James & Bobby Purify Y
Hold Back the Night-The Trampps N
What Shall I Do-Frankie & the Classicals N
Trickle Trickle-The Videos Y LOVE IT

Bila-The Versatones N
Oowee Baby – The Ivytones N
Dream Girl-Norman Fox & Rob Roys N
I'm Sorry Pillow-Lee Andrews & Hearts N
If You Love Me-Bluenotes N
My Hero-Bluebelles N
Cry Like I Cried-Harptones N
Those Oldies But Goodies-Little Caesar & the Romans Y
Tonite Tonite-The Mellow Kings Y
It's All in the Game-Tommy Edwards Y
Try the Impossible-Lee Andrews & the Hearts Y

This Magic Moment-The Drifters Y
Gloria-The Cadillacs Y GREAT

Dedicated to the One I Love-The Shirelles Y
You Were Mine-The FireFlies Y
Till-The Angels Y Vogues covered it later on
Stardust-Billy Ward & the Dominoes Y
Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me-Mel Carter Y

To Be Loved-Jackie Wilson N
Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler Y
A Thousand Miles Away-Heartbeats Y
Moonlight Serenade-Rivieras N
Shy One-Shirley Ellis N
Once in a While-The Chimes Y

It's Only the Good Times -Tommy Edwards N
For Your Love-Ed Townsend Y

Put Yourself in My Place-The Elgins N
I Wonder-the Pentagons N
It's Better To Have-Don Covay N
Everything’s Good About you-The Supremes Y
Michael the Lover-The C.O.Ds N
Bring the Country to the City-Tony Mason N
I Guess I'll Always Love You-Isley Brothers N
Little Darling (I Need You)-Marvin Gaye Y
Too Many Fish in the Sea-The Marveletes Y
May I-Bill Deal & the Rhondells Y
Rainy Day Bells-Globetrotters N

Here's Fanny! · #5 Post by **Here's Fanny!** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:50 pm

I must not be really old, because I think of This Magic Moment as Jay and the Americans and Dedicated to the One I Love as The Mamas and the Papas.

That still makes me pretty old, though. Ha!

Bob Juch · #6 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:15 pm

Here's Fanny! wrote:I must not be really old, because I think of This Magic Moment as Jay and the Americans and Dedicated to the One I Love as The Mamas and the Papas.

That still makes me pretty old, though. Ha!

Me too but I'm not old. Just 58.

ulysses5019 · #7 Post by **ulysses5019** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:42 am

Here are some songs that are seminal to my youth/teenage years, either from the radio or dances. To this day, local longtime DJs still have dances - some a set weekly dance on the same day - and play from this song list.

So, BBs of a certain age, have you heard of these?

I probably have, but I forgot.

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