Friday, November 29, 2013

Sirius / XM Special Thanksgiving Weekend Survey

Lou Simon sent us a copy of the special "Home For The Holidays" countdown special he put together with Dann Isbell for broadcast over the Thanksgiving Weekend on the Sirius / XM '60's Channel.

Here's the scoop: 

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS SPECIAL  

40 - THE ANAHEIM, AZUSA & CUCAMONGA SEWING CIRCLE, BOOK REVIEW AND TIMING ASSOCIATION - JAN AND DEAN

39 - SAGINAW, MICHIGAN - LEFTY FRIZZELL

38 - FIRST HYMN FROM GRAND TERRACE - MARK LINDSAY

37 - GOODBYE, COLUMBUS - THE ASSOCIATION

36 - THE LADY CAME FROM BALTIMORE - BOBBY DARIN

35 - LODI - CCR

34 - THE BURNING OF ATLANTA - CLAUDE KING

33 - THE PHILLY FREEZE - ALVIN CASH AND THE REGISTERS

32 - THE EGGPLANT THAT ATE CHICAGO - DR. WEST’S MEDICINE SHOW AND JUNK BAND

31 - CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO - HARPER’S BIZARRE

30 - NATIONAL CITY - JOINER, ARKANSAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND

29 - BOWLING GREEN - EVERLY BROTHERS

28 - VIVA LAS VEGAS - ELVIS PRESLEY

27 - SEATTLE - PERRY COMO

26 - HOUSTON - DEAN MARTIN

25 - WILDWOOD DAYS - BOBBY RYDELL

24 - KANSAS CITY - TRINI LOPEZ

23 - MONTEREY - ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS

22 - BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX - GLEN CAMPBELL

21 - MENDOCINO - SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET

20 - 24 HOURS FROM TULSA - GENE PITNEY

19 - JACKSON - NANCY SINATRA & LEE HAZLEWOOD

18 - DETROIT CITY - BOBBY BARE

17 - ABILENE - GEORGE HAMILTON IV

16 - THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - AD LIBS

15 - HONOLULU LULU - JAN AND DEAN

14 - NASHVILLE CATS - LOVIN’ SPOONFUL

13 - DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE - DIONNE WARWICK

12 - CHERRY HILL PARK - BILLY JOE ROYAL

11 - SAN ANTONIO ROSE - FLOYD CRAMER

10 - GALVESTON - GLEN CAMPBELL

EXTRA   BROOKLYN ROADS - NEIL DIAMOND

9 - THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA - JAN AND DEAN

8 - SAN FRANCISCO - SCOTT MCKENZIE

7 - WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS - FREDDY CANNON

6 - MEMPHIS - JOHNNY RIVERS

5 - WICHITA LINEMAN - GLEN CAMPBELL

4 - BRISTOL STOMP - DOVELLS

3 - SURF CITY - JAN AND DEAN

2 - LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE - MONKEES

1 - EL PASO - MARTY ROBBINS

Wow! I wonder how THIS one went over?!?!?  There are songs on there that I don't even know!!!  (lol)

Interesting to see THREE titles by Glen Campbell making the list ... along with FOUR from Jan and Dean.  (These artists could have just started their own travelogue I guess!!!)

Might have been a bit more fun to offer more variety by limiting each artist to one track ... but I have to admit, it WOULD be great to hear something like "Nashville Cats" on the radio again.  And I've ALWAYS been partial to Dean Martin's "Houston" ... we've featured that one several times before in Forgotten Hits.  And finally, "Brooklyn Roads" has ALWAYS been one of my all-time favorite Neil Diamond songs ... so let's give a listen to THAT one, too!  (kk)