Going Back to 1971-- Part 3: 'Madman Across the Water'

Cruising back to those yesteryears.

ANGEL--  Jimi Hendrix

AIN'T NO SUNSHINE--  Bill Withers  (I know, I know, I know....)

ONE OF THESE DAYS--  Pink Floyd

MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER--  Elton John

SIGNS--  Five Man Electric Band

REASON TO BELIEVE--  Rod Stewart

I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE--  Carle King  (She was sure all over the radio back then with her "Tapestry" album.

TELL MAMA--  Savoy Brown

STATESBORO BLUES (LIVE)--  Allman Brothers Band

INNER CITY BLUES--  Marvin Gaye

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Ooh Baby, When I See Your Face Mellow As The Month Of May."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I Feel the Earth Move"

A Great Weekend of Music on Chicago Radio: 80s Music All Weekend A to Z, 1978 and September 5, 1971

Nothing like sitting out on the Front Porch, Flats, Grand Strand, Gazebo, Lower Deck, Deck or Arboretum here at Key North in Spring Grove and listening to some good music all weekend like we have coming up for this Labor Day.  These are all "outdoor rooms" around the house.

As you can see, I have a lot of places to sit outside when I'm not inside.  Plus, I listen to a lot of music inside down here in the basement in the North Woods area or out in the sun room.

And this weekend, we have the music.  

WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive has an 80s weekend that has already started where they will be playing nothing but songs from that great decade of music, the 80s.  This was the last decade that I really liked most all of the music being played.  Since then, it is about 50% in the recent decades.

Right now, they are in the letter "C".

Then, tomorrow, Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM will spotlight the year 1978 on its Saturday Morning Flashback with Frank E. Lee from 9 am to noon.

Then Sunday, the Drive will take a break from the 80s to go back and play  the songs from September 5, 1971, fifty years ago, on Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show from 9 am to noon.  These would be songs on the radio and in your record collection from back then.

And, of course, WXRT has Breakfast With the Beatles from 8 am to 10 am.

Time to Get In Some Serious Listening Music.  --RoadDog

Going Back to 1971-- Part 3: Won't Get Fooled Again"

SHANTY--  Jonathan Edwards   Getting that good buzz on, you know.
I'M 18--  Alice Cooper
BERTHA--  Grateful Dead

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN--  Lee Michaels
WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN--  Who
MOVE OVER--  Janis Joplin

BANG-A-GONG--  T.Rex
MERCY, MERCY ME--  Marvin Gaye
BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

CROSSEYED MARY--  Jethro Tull  As in Heavy Metal Grammy
IMAGINE--  John Lennon

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "No Hell Below Us, Above Us Only Sky."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

11 SIGNS YOU'RE A GEEK:  (from March 2018 Wassup Magazine)  You have a monitor tan.


"Imagine"

Going Back to 1971-- Part 2: "Statesboro Blues"

47 Years Ago.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN--  Led Zeppelin   Do You Ever Get Tired of Hearing This One?
LIGHT UP OR LEAVE ME ALONE--  Traffic
NO ONE TO DEPEND ON--  Santana

SPANISH HARLEM--  Aretha Franklin
LIFE ON MARS--  David Bowie
THE STORY IN YOUR EYES--  Moody Blues

YOURS IF NO DISGRACE--  Yes
STATESBORO BLUES--  Allman Brothers
BROWN SUGAR--  Rolling Stones

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "There's A Lady Who's Sure That All That Glitters Is Gold."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog



"Stairway to Heaven"

Going Back to 1971-- Part 1: "Proud Mary"

From the August 4, 2018, Saturday Morning Flashback, 1971, WXRT, 93.1 FM.  Johnny Mars.

This was a college year for me, split between sophomore year at NIU and junior year at UGA.

WALK AWAY--  James Gang
RIDERS ON THE STORM--  Doors
PROUD MARY--  Ike and Tina Turner    I still don't know how those dresses stayed on the gals.

SMILE AWAY--  Paul McCartney   He could smell your feet a mile away.
LEVON--  Elton John
I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE--  Rare Earth   Sure said it a few times.

CALDONIA--  Muddy Waters
LIFE IS A CARNIVAL--  Band
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW--  Carole King     She wrote the song.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Into This House We're Born, Into This World We're Thrown."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Riders On the Storm"

Cruisin' Down the Road and Listening to Tunes

Nothing like cruising down the open road (two lane preferably) and out in the countryside, never knowing what is around the next bend or is that down down the road.

Window down, arm out the window, maybe left hand clasping the roof, right hand on the steering wheel and some great tunes blasting (loudly)out the radio, via stations, cassettes or CDs.

And, we have a treat coming up here in Chicago in a few hours.  WXRT, 93.1 FM will visit 1971 from 9 to noon, CDST.  Johnny Mars will host.  Always a real trip back in time and 1971 was a pretty good college year for me between NIU and UGA with a summer stop for six weeks at Quantico, Virginia.

Then, maybe, on Sunday, Bob Stroud will continue his 40th anniversary of the Summer of 1977 on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  He will either do it this Sunday or next Sunday as he usually doesn't let us know in advance.  Even if it is the following Sunday, he will do his Rock and Roll Roots show which features just music from the 1960s and 1970s.  His show runs 7 to 10 a.m. CDST

Both shows stream live at www.wxrt.com and www.wdrv.com.

Give 'Em A Listern.  --RoadDog

Checking Out the Music of Summer 1971

I'm not going to be listing it here, but Bob Stroud, on his Rock and Roll Roots show on Chicago's WDRV, the Drive, has been doing monthly trips back to the summer of 1971 in honor of its 40th anniversary.

I have been doing set lists on my Down Da Road I Go blog, with both Stroud's and my comments. If you remember that summer like I do, check it out.

http://downdaroadigo.blogspot.com.

Some songs played July 3rd:

WALK AWAY--
BROWN SUGAR--
SOONER OR LATER--
MR.BIG STUFF--
SIGNS--

DRAGGING THE LINE--
MOONSHADOW--
GO DOWN GAMBLING--
FUNKY NASSAU--
IT'S TOO LATE--

Ten Points If You Can Tell Me the Artists. --RoadDog

Taking You Back to 4th of July 1971

If you can remember that summer, 40 years ago (40 YEARS AGO), you're getting MIGHTY OLD!!

I sure do (because I'm getting mighty old these days). I was getting ready for the Marine Corps later this month back then.

Tomorrow, from 7 to 10 am, CDST, Bob Stroud will be having his second instalment of his annual summer Rock and Roll Roots show. He already did the first of June. He will do the same thing in August and September.

Stroud started doing this for the Summer of 1967 and has done it for every year since.

So give it a listen at WDRV-FM, 97.1 and 96.9. It goes out over the internet at www.wdrv.com.

I Know Where I'll Be. ==RoadDog