10/26/18 SONG OF THE DAY!

SONG OF THE DAY! Bread - Mother Freedom. Debuted on American Top 40 on 8/14/71 at #39, jumped to #37 the following week, and then it was toast. People were expecting nothing but soft rock from these guys, but quite honestly, I liked the change of pace. If I had been a field rep for Elektra, I would have pushed for "Down On My Knees" to be a hit. "Mother Freedom" lives on at The Retro Attic, where it's never a dismal day for oldies music!

NEW ADDS FOR OCTOBER 2018(FAVORITES AND WHO ARE THEY?)

Here are some new adds for October, a mixture of requests and sounds that I like:

Ray Conniff - Midnight Lace(Parts 1 And 2)
Buddy Miles - Rockin' And Rollin' On The Streets Of Hollywood
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
Emilio Pericoli - Al Di La
Eternity's Children - Mrs. Bluebird
Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Grateful Dead - The Music Never Stopped
Seals And Crofts - Diamond Girl
The Pendulum - Silly Sally Sunday
Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
The Knight Brothers - Temptation 'Bout To Get Me
The Knight Brothers - Tried So Hard To Please Her
Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
Picardy - Montage
Colours - Love Heals
Wilmer And The Dukes - Give Me One More Chance
Ripple - Willie Pass The Water
Betty Johnson - The Little Blue Man
Little Richard - Slippin' And Slidin'(Peepin' And Hidin')
Styx - You Need Love
Trini Lopez - What Have I Got Of My Own
Richard And The Young Lions - Open Up Your Door
Nektar - Astral Man
Jimmie Rodgers - Tucumcari
Wade Flemons(With The Newcomers) - Here I Stand
Wade Flemons - What's Happening
Randy Edelman - Can't It All Be Love
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Sweet Hitch Hiker
The Brothers Johnson - I'll Be Good To You
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday
Daniel Boone - Annabelle
The Hollywood Stars - All The Kids In The Street
The Sapphires - Who Do You Love
Petula Clark - The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
Sandy Selsie - The Poorest Girl In Town

The stairs are creaky, but don't worry, you won't wake up anybody; come on up and listen sometime at http://retroatticrareoldiesradio.com! My entry in Amazon's Alexa Skills store is feeling quite lonely too; please find it and show it some love sometime.

NEW ADDS TO CLOSE OUT SEPTEMBER/MONDAY MISSES

Here are some titles that were added to close out September:

Joe Jones - You Talk Too Much
The Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure
Dr. John - Iko Iko
John Travolta - Let Her In
Love Unlimited - It May Be Winter Outside(But In My Heart It's Spring)
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Chris Thompson And Night - If You Remember Me
Wet Willie - Leona
Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods - The House On Telegraph Hill
Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class - Mill Valley
Raspberries - Let's Pretend
The Elegants - Little Star
The Tokens - She Lets Her Hair Down(Early In The Morning)
Unit Four Plus Two - Concrete And Clay
Rare Earth - Get Ready(no, not the 20+ minute version!)
Santo And Johnny - Sleep Walk
Santo And Johnny - Tear Drop
Steve And Eydie - I Want To Stay Here
Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
Steppenwolf - Hey Lawdy Mama
Mickey And Sylvia - Love Is Strange
The Babys - Every Time I Think Of You
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On
Suzi Lane - Harmony
O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples
Spirit - I Got A Line On You
Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy
Helen Reddy - I Can't Hear You No More
Bobby Vinton - Tears
Sammy Johns - Rag Doll
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman(In A Black Dress)
The Seekers - Morningtown Ride
England Dan And John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight(with...yikes...a Gil intro!)
The Tempests - Would You Believe(northern soul with an organ!)

It's #MondayMisses on The Retro Attic, a day for suggestions on low or non-charters from the mid 50's through the 70's...Billboard Bubbling Unders...Cashbox Looking Aheads. What do you want to hear?

SEPTEMBER 2018 NEW ADDS(VOL. 1)/FLORENCE PRAYERS

Time for a quick update on some new adds:

Billy Joe Royal - Cherry Hill Park
Tina Charles - Dance Little Lady Dance
Pat Hervey - Tears Of Misery
The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me
Petula Clark - I Know A Place
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
Ral Donner And The Starfires - Girl Of My Best Friend
The Drew-Vels - Tell Him
J.J. Jackson - But It's Alright
Pat Benatar - If You Think You Know How To Love Me
Major Lance - The Monkey Time
Major Lance - Rhythm
Blue Swede - Silly Milly
The Staple Singers - If You're Ready(Come Go With Me)
Bobby Darin - Queen Of The Hop
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
The Blades Of Grass - Happy
Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun
Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Arpeggio - Love And Desire(Part I)
The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star
Three Dog Night - Out In The Country
The James Gang - Funk # 49
Eagles - Hotel California
The Electric Prunes - The Great Banana Hoax
Cat Mother And The All Night News Boys - Good Old Rock 'N Roll
The Boys In The Band - (How Bout A Little Hand For) The Boys In The Band
Neil Scott - Bobby
Arkade - Sing Out The Love(In My Heart)

Some of these you may not have heard of. Tina Charles was a gal who, while she may not have had any U.S. hits on her own, did sing lead on the mid 70's top 30 dance hit "I'm On Fire" from 5000 Volts. Neil Scott was better known as Neil Bogart, the founder of Casablanca and Buddah Records. Pat Hervey was pretty much the Canadian equivalent of Brenda Lee. And Arkade...you will hear some background info on the group when you hear it on the station!

Thanks for tuning in and thanks to those who have offered their support! And prayers go out to those who may end up in the path of Florence on the east coast.

MORE NEW ADDS/SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER FEATURED ARTISTS

Here are some more new adds from the past several days. I'm sorry that they're not in alphabetical order, but I just keep a running list as the requests come in or when my warped, twisted mind decides to add something that hardly anyone has ever heard of:

The Hollies - On A Carousel
Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
The Osmonds - One Bad Apple
The Tams - What Kind Of Fool(Do You Think I Am)
The Buckinghams - Hey Baby(They're Playing Our Song)
Loggins And Messina - Watching The River Run
The Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby
The 4 Seasons - Beggin'
The McCoys - Don't Worry Mother, Your Son's Heart Is Pure
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing Part 1
David Bowie - Changes
The Crescendos - Oh Julie
Duke Baxter - Everybody Knows Matilda
The 4 Seasons - Marlena
Leif Garrett - Runaround Sue
The Temptations - Barbara
The Cupids - Brenda
The Monkees - Valleri
Jessi Colter - I'm Not Lisa
Enchantment - Gloria
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride!
The Mello-Tones - Rosie Lee
Ronny And The Daytonas - Sandy
The Schoolboys - Shirley
The Kinks - Victoria
Hamilton, Joe Frank And Reynolds - Annabella
The Deadly Nightshade - Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Styx - Lorelei
Fallenrock - Mary Anne
Gene Pitney - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
The Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright
Al Stewart - Song On The Radio
Wilton Place Street Band - Disco Lucy(I Love Lucy Theme)
Aerosmith - Last Child
The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets
America - I Need You
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
Millie Small - Sweet William
Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go
Dee Clark - Raindrops
The Ivy League - Tossing And Turning
Rick Cunha - (I'm A) Yo Yo Man
Jefferson Starship - St. Charles
Badfinger - Come And Get It
William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
The Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon
Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Love Land
Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows
Barbara Randolph - I Got A Feeling
The Monkees - A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
The Packers - Hole In The Wall

Aretha Franklin will be our September Featured Artist Of The Month(7 songs a day for all 30 days, 8 AM to 8 PM eastern). I certainly have enough from 4 decades' worth of charters to work with, so it won't be a problem making it interesting. There have been a few scattered complaints about how very few internet stations have been paying tribute to her, so I'm throwing my hat into the ring(I already play several of her hits now, as some of you know).

Since the leaves change colors around here usually during the first half of October, I think that October will be "Featured Colors Of The Month" - in other words, 50's-70's songs with colors in the title. I'm not sure yet on who will be showcased in November and December.

My son is having major surgery on Wednesday, so I will need some musical therapy this weekend! Stop by the webpage and say hi; I'll be around off and on during the next couple of days.

NEW ADDS AS OF 7/27

I've been busy with the requests this past week. It looks like this will start becoming a weekly update:

Dick And Deedee - The Mountain's High
The Reflections - (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet
Huey Smith And The Clowns - Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Baby Washington - That's How Heartaches Are Made
The Fleetwoods - Tragedy
The Jaynetts - Sally, Go 'Round The Roses
Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance
Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance
Brian Hyland - Sealed With A Kiss
Elton John - Part Time Love
The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
The Raindrops - The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget
Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk
Meri Wilson - Telephone Man
The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love
The Playmates - Beep Beep
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
Toto - 99
The Detergents - Leader Of The Laundromat
The Ran-Dells - Martian Hop
Barbara Feldon - 99
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - You Angel You
The Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
The Fourmost - I'm In Love
Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
B.W. Stevenson - The River Of Love
Lou Christie - Two Faces Have I
The Artistics - I'm Gonna Miss You
The Stylistics - You'll Never Get To Heaven(If You Break My Heart)
Bobby Vinton - My Heart Belongs To Only You
Allan Sherman - Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!(A Letter From Camp)
10cc - The Things We Do For Love
The Village Stompers - Washington Square
Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water
The Leaves - Too Many People
Ronnie And Robyn - Cradle Of Love
The Poets - She Blew A Good Thing

You will also be hearing some new jingles and even a cross promotion plug from one of my loyal supporters!

THE LATEST NEW ADDS AND WE'RE STILL FIGHTING!

Below is a big list of the latest new adds on The Retro Attic!

We're continuing on. Streamlicensing wants us to forward any mean ASCAP letters to their attorneys, and they stated in a conference call today that they will have our backs in case their dispute with ASCAP goes to trial. Simply put, all of the performing agencies SL is in agreements with were overpaid in royalties for almost the past year due to a technical glitch in the songbase software. All of our stations' commercials, jingles, sweepers and liners were being included in the count. BMI, SESAC and Soundexchange are all being cooperative with the internal audit, but ASCAP ran out of patience. Any monies due ASCAP are currently sitting in an escrow account and will be released to them once an amicable solution is reached(even though, for all intents and purposes, they had been paid all along!). We are supposed to be getting a letter tomorrow that further states SL's intentions and indemnifications for us.

SL has been good to me over the past 3 years, so I'm going to give them a chance to prove themselves. I really think they do have a case. If I feel that it is starting to get "too hot," then I will move on to another outlet.

Please give me until the 10th, and I'll see what I can do about spotlighting Elvis in August(there's a good reason, I'm sure you know). I'm also going to make more of an effort to beef up the 60's hits and there are a bunch of Cashbox "Looking Ahead" and Uni Records singles I want to throw in.

Please make your comments, requests and donations at http://retroatticrareoldiesradio.com. Oh yeah, here is that new adds list:

Top 40:

1. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight - '79 45 Version
2. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - '68 Single Version
3. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion - '75 Album Version
4. Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad - '75
5. Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q - '57
6. The Righteous Brothers - He - '66
7. The Righteous Brothers - Rock And Roll Heaven - '74
8. The Righteous Brothers - Dream On - '74
9. Chad And Jeremy - A Summer Song - '64
10. Chad And Jeremy - Distant Shores - '66
11. Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker - '79
12. Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun - '74
13. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - '75
14. Santana - Everybody's Everything - '71
15. Heart - Crazy On You - '76
16. Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday - '70 Credited To Chairman Of The Board
17. Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper - '70
18. Carpenters - Solitaire - '75
19. Polly Brown - Up In A Puff Of Smoke - '75
20. Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon - '78
21. Tony Orlando - Halfway To Paradise - '61
22. John & Ernest - Super Fly Meets Shaft - '73
23. The Sherrys - Pop Pop Pop Pie - '62
24. Shepherd Sisters - Alone(Why Must I Be Alone) - '57
25. Walter Wanderley - Summer Samba(So Nice) - '66
26. Player - Prisoner Of Your Love - '78 Album Version
27. Bobby Goldsboro - Summer(The First Time) - '73
28. Monty Kelly And His Orchestra - Summer Set - '60
29. Simon And Garfunkel - My Little Town - '75
30. Simon And Garfunkel - The Boxer - '69
31. Simon And Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa - '70
32. Switch - There'll Never Be - '78
33. Lindisfarne - Run For Home - '78
34. Glen Campbell - Can You Fool - '78
35. Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You - '72
36. Lamont Dozier - Fish Ain't Bitin' - '74
37. Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long - '72
38. Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You - '70
39. Gladys Knight And The Pips - Daddy Could Swear, I Declare - '73
40. Silvetti - Spring Rain - '77 Single Version
41. Eddie Rabbitt - Every Which Way But Loose - '79
42. The Trammps - That's Where The Happy People Go - '76
43. Dolly Parton - Two Doors Down - '78
44. Leapy Lee - Little Arrows - '68
45. Kris Kristofferson - Why Me - '73
46. Kool And The Gang - Funky Stuff - '73
47. John Travolta - Whenever I'm Away From You - '76
48. John Travolta - All Strung Out On You - '77
49. Rod Lauren - If I Had A Girl - '59
50. Joy Layne - Your Wild Heart - '57
51. Joni James - There Goes My Heart - '58
52. Ashford And Simpson - Found A Cure - '79
53. Jimmy Buffett - Fins - '79
54. Starbuck - Everybody Be Dancin' - '77
55. Blues Brothers - Rubber Biscuit - '79
56. Brenda Lee - Too Many Rivers - '65
57. Diana Ross And The Supremes - In And Out Of Love - '67
58. DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco - Heartbeat It's A Lovebeat - '73
59. DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco - Save The Last Dance For Me - '74
60. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch - '77
61. Dionne Warwick - The April Fools - '69
62. Elvis Presley - Way Down - '77
63. Percy Faith And His Orchestra - Theme For Young Lovers - '60
64. Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo - '74
65. Billy Joel - The Entertainer - '74
66. The Zombies - Tell Her No - '65
67. The Zombies - Time Of The Season - '69
68. The Sylvers - Hot Line - '76
69. Diana Ross And The Supremes - I'm Livin' In Shame - '69
70. ABBA - Fernando - '76
71. ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You - '77
72. ABBA - The Name Of The Game - '77
73. Pointer Sisters - Happiness - '79
74. Helmut Zacharias And His Magic Violins - When The White Lilacs Bloom Again - '56
75. John Zacherle - Dinner With Drac Part 1 - '58
76. Zager And Evans - In The Year 2525(Exordium & Terminus) - '69
77. Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music - '76
78. George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag - '70
79. Tom Jones - Help Yourself - '68
80. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer - '79
81. Sister Sledge - We Are Family - '79
82. Jay And The Americans - Let's Lock The Door(And Throw Away The Key) - '64
83. Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London - '78
84. War - Ballero - '74
85. America - Today's The Day - '76
86. Gladys Knight And The Pips - The Way We Were/Try To Remember - '75
87. The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin - '72 Single Version(Originally Bubbled Under In '68)
88. Raspberries - I Wanna Be With You - '72
89. Raspberries - Overnight Sensation(Hit Record) - '74
90. Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot(Of My Baby's Love) - '66

Bottom 45's:

1. Sun - Wanna Make Love(Come Flick My BIC) - '76
2. Space - My Love Is Music - '79 Album Mix
3. South Shore Commission - Free Man - '75 45 Plug Side Version
4. Olivia Newton-John - Banks Of The Ohio - '71
5. Jerry Garcia - Sugaree - '72
6. Alice Cooper - Caught In A Dream - '71
7. Apollo 100 - Mendelssohn's 4th(Second Movement) - '72
8. Kenny Price - The Sheriff Of Boone County - '71
9. Malo - Latin Bugaloo - '72 Single Version
10. The Grass Roots - Anyway The Wind Blows - '72
11. The Statler Brothers - Do You Remember These - '72
12. Ballin' Jack - Super Highway - '71
13. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Lookin' Out For #1 - '76
14. The Righteous Brothers - Melancholy Music Man - '67
15. Bloodrock - Cheater - '70
16. The Band - The Weight - '68
17. Neil Sedaka - Amarillo - '77
18. The Who - Love, Reign O'er Me - '73 Single Version
19. Mel Gadson - Comin' Down With Love - '60
20. Edgar Winter's White Trash - Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll - '71
21. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze - '67
22. Kiss - Kissin' Time - '74
23. Dearly Beloveds - Peep Peep Pop Pop - '66
24. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want - '73 Single Version And Originally Released In '69
25. Billy Preston - I Wrote A Simple Song - '72
26. Bobby Womack - Sweet Caroline(Good Times Never Seemed So Good) - '72
27. Rod Stewart - Reason To Believe - '71
28. Carpenters - Bless The Beasts And Children - '71
29. Robert Parker - Happy Feet - '66
30. Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear To You(While It's Near To You) - '71
31. Denise LaSalle - Now Run And Tell That - '72
32. The Ovations Featuring Louis Williams - Having A Party Medley - '73
33. First Choice - Smarty Pants - '73
34. Kevin Johnson - Rock 'N Roll(I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) - '73
35. Kayak - I Want You To Be Mine - '78
36. Jean Shepard - Slippin' Away - '73
37. Hank Wilson - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms - '73 AKA Leon Russell
38. Charlie Daniels Band - Long Haired Country Boy - '75
39. Hagood Hardy - The Homecoming - '75
40. John Handy - Hard Work - '76
41. Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band - National City - '60
42. Elton John - Border Song - '70
43. Hot Chocolate - Heaven Is In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac - '76
44. The Temptations - It's Summer - '71
45. Robert Goulet - Summer Sounds - '65
46. The McGuire Sisters - Summer Dreams - '59
47. Eddie Rabbitt - Rocky Mountain Music - '76
48. Shel Silverstein - Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout(Would Not Take The Garbage Out) - '73
49. Chi Coltrane - Go Like Elijah - '73
50. Ann Peebles - (You Keep Me) Hangin' On - '74
51. Nature's Divine - I Just Can't Control Myself - '79
52. Musique - In The Bush - '78
53. The Walter Murphy Band - Flight '76 - '76
54. Rod Stewart - Twisting The Night Away - '73
55. Laverne And Shirley - Sixteen Reasons - '76
56. Bunny Sigler - Tossin' And Turnin' - '73
57. Harry Chapin - I Wanna Learn A Love Song - '75
58. Carol Douglas - Midnight Love Affair - '77 Single Version
59. Eric Clapton - Let It Rain - '72 Originally Released In '70
60. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You - '71
61. Tommy Roe - Working Class Hero - '73
62. Le Pamplemousse - Le Spank - '77 Single Version
63. The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See - '73 Full Length Studio Version
64. Sherbet - Howzat - '76
65. Boston Pops Orchestra - I Want To Hold Your Hand - '64
66. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi - '78
67. Head East - Never Been Any Reason - '75
68. Lothar And The Hand People - L.O.V.E.(Ask For It By Name) - '67
69. Elton John - Tiny Dancer - '72
70. The Zombies - I Want You Back Again - '65
71. The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship - '72
72. Jonathan Edwards - Train Of Glory - '72
73. Pretty Things - Private Sorrow - '68
74. Si Zentner And His Orchestra - Up A Lazy River - '61
75. Danny Zella And His Zell Rocks - Wicked Ruby - '59
76. Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool - '79
77. Ray Stevens - Moonlight Special - '74
78. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Look Away - '74
79. Sammy Johns - Early Morning Love - '74
80. Deniece Williams - I've Got The Next Dance - '79
81. The Marmalade - Falling Apart At The Seams - '76
82. Brother To Brother - In The Bottle - '74
83. Spinners - Sadie - '75