Songs not played on WABC (Musicradio 77)

[Dean F.]

Found this list on-line and thought it was worth cutting and pasting here. I'm sure there were many others in addition to these:

"Cherry Hill Park" - Billy Joe Royal

"My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry (Played for only one day)

"Americans" - Byron MacGregor

"The Cover of the Rolling Stone" - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" - Beatles

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

"Tuff" - Ace Cannon

"Funky Street" - Arthur Conley

"Loddy Lo" - Chubby Checker

"Promises" - Eric Clapton

"Cindy's Birthday" - Johnny Crawford

"Love Me", "Hello Stranger" - Yvonne Elliman

"Bottle of Wine" - Fireballs

"Knock on Wood" - Eddie Floyd

"New York Groove" - Ace Frehley

"It Takes Two" - Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye

"Junk Food Junkie" - Larry Groce

"Born to Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez

"Dead Man's Curve" - Jan and Dean

"Nashville Cats" - Lovin' Spoonful

"Moon River" - Henry Mancini

"Cruel To Be Kind" - Nick Lowe

"Hold On! I'm Comin" - Sam and Dave

"Do the Bird" - Dee Dee Sharp

"Try a Little Tenderness" - Otis Redding

[DianeE]

Post by Dean F.
Found this list on-line and thought it was worth cutting and pasting here.
"Cindy's Birthday" - Johnny Crawford

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If they didn't play this, it's to their credit. One of the worst records
ever made, IMO.
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Post by Dean F.
"Bottle of Wine" - Fireballs
"Knock on Wood" - Eddie Floyd
"It Takes Two" - Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye
"Nashville Cats" - Lovin' Spoonful
"Moon River" - Henry Mancini
"Hold On! I'm Comin" - Sam and Dave
"Try a Little Tenderness" - Otis Redding

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I know I heard all of these on NYC radio during the 60s. It's possible I
only heard them on WMCA, but still hard to believe. "Moon River," in
particular, seemed to be ubiquitous. I remember that because I didn't like
it!

DianeE

[v$af$ ("ppint. at pplay")]

- hi; in article,

Post by Dean F.
Found this list on-line and thought it was worth cutting and pasting here.

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Post by Dean F.
"Cherry Hill Park" - Billy Joe Royal
"Americans" - Byron MacGregor
"Tuff" - Ace Cannon
"Loddy Lo" - Chubby Checker
"Promises" - Eric Clapton
"Cindy's Birthday" - Johnny Crawford
"New York Groove" - Ace Frehley
"Junk Food Junkie" - Larry Groce
"Born to Be Alive" - Patrick Hernandez
"Cruel To Be Kind" - Nick Lowe

- can't say i'd consider anyone _blameworthy_ for failing
to give "my ding-a-ling" a second play; but are there any
amongst the above ten you'd recommend searching for now ?

- most producers and djs who bother to programme singles
from the sixties now, seem to know very little about the
vast range they could be choosing from, and simply select
well-known "golden oldies" from the published charts - and
there's a fair few fine singles that made the lower reaches
as've seldom - if ever - been heard on air since the month
they were released.
there are a couple of honourable exceptions to this, but
it's sad so much good music's seemingly doomed to fade away.

- what mostly forgotten minor hits or ignored misses would
you give repeated plays if you had a daily hour on-air ?

- love, a ppint. as's now got most of the collection listed
on 45cat.com, and can devote more time to discussions there.

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Post by Dean F.
"Cherry Hill Park" - Billy Joe Royal

Different songs for different reasons, I'm sure.

I was told by the late Jim O'Brien that WFIL, Philadelphia banned
"Cherry Hill Park" for its suggestive lyric, "...such a thrill after
dark;" apparently missing the double entendre of the title! He said
he thought that because Cherry Hill, N J was right across the river,
it never occured to the P.D.

Ray Arthur