The Baby Boomer Radio Show returns!

Yes, indeed it has!
Not to TLC-FM 100.3 in Yamba, however, but to Valley FM 89.5 in the ACT.

This is the station where I first became involved in community radio, back at the beginning of this century and even when I moved here to Yamba in 2014 I would record the local show, edit it down to an hour and that would then be aired on Valley FM later in the week.
A similar procedure will be used for the revived program and whilst the program kicks off in a one-hour format, within a couple of weeks it will be extended to a two-hour show.

So commencing on Tuesday 3rd. December the new Baby Boomer will go to air at 1800 (6:00 PM) and will be replayed at 2105 (9:05 PM) each Thursday.

Format will be similar to what I've been doing for the past umpteen years; a veritable smörgåsbord of music with Top Forty hits from the Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, the occasional wander into the Nineties, Easy Listening, and every so often a snippet of comedy from some of the classic BBC radio shows of the 1950s and 1960s.

If you are a Baby Boomer then please join me and enjoy a relaxing trip down memory lane.
If you are a young whipper-snapper you just might hear something that you will enjoy!

Program for Wednesday 16th. July 2014

Today we revisit the 4BC Top Forty of exactly 52 years ago - the week of 15th. July 1962.

I will be playing every one of the 40 Hit Tunes listed on the playlist shown above, so come and relive exactly what we were listening to over fifty years ago!

The Comedy Spot at 2:00 PM will feature another classic BBC "Hancock's Half-hour".

Relocating to Yamba, NSW

From May 21st. the Baby-Boomer Radio Show will be heard on 2TLC (The Lower Clarence) 100.3, the community radio station located in Yamba, on the mouth of the Clarence River.

The program is scheduled for Wednesday afternoons, from midday until 4:00 PM, and will follow the same format as has been presented for the past several years in Canberra.

Please join me and wallow in the deep end of the nostalgia pool of pop music and radio comedy from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Updating

The Baby-Boomer Radio Show has been running now since October 2012, with the core of each program being the hits of the 1950s through 1970s.

Therefore I have decided that, as the general format of my program is now widely known, I won't be providing advance information for every show, only those which will include any changes or additions to the core content.

So this Friday's show - 28th. June 2013 will feature - at 2:30 PM - the final episode in Series One of The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Tune in each Monday at 9:00 AM and each Friday at 2:00 PM for three hours of nostalgia as I take you back to the golden years of pop music.

Friday 7th. June = 7th. June 1962

Today we revisit this date in 1962 and enjoy what was in the Top Forty exactly 51 years ago.

The playlist will include the following (listed in alphabetical order by artist's first name):-

• Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk
• Don't Play That Song (You Lied) - Ben E. King
• I'll Never Dance Again - Bobby Rydell
• Sharing You - Bobby Vee
• Roses Are Red - Bobby Vinton
• Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
• Any Day Now - Chuck Jackson
• Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter
• Second-Hand Love - Connie Francis
• Uptown - the Crystals
• The Stripper - David Rose Orchestra
• Mashed Potato Time - Dee Dee Sharp
• Get A Little Dirt On You Hands - the Delltones
• Lovers Who Wander - Dion
• Al Di La - Emilio Pericoli
• Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) - Ernie Maresca
• That's Old-Fashioned - the Everly Brothers
• Pailisades Park - Freddie Cannon
• (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
• She Cried - Jay and the Americans
• Snap Your Fingers - Joe Henderson
• It Keeps Right On Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson
• Playboy - the Marvelettes
• The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
• The Wah-Watusi - the Orlons
• I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - Pattie Labelle
• I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles
• Theme from 'Doctor Kildare' - Richard Chamberlain
• Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares
• Soldier Boy - the Shirelles
• Have A Good Time - Sue Thompson
• Old Rivers - Walter Brennan

Following the 3:00 PM news & weather update I will present the third episode in the series of The Hitch-hikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Monday 3rd. June - Winter's first program!

The focus today is the 1960s, with a selection from right across that decade.
The playlist includes the following:-

• A Hard Day's Night - the Beatles (1964)
• Abraham, Martin & John - Dion & the Belmonts (1968)
• Boom Boom Baby - Crash Craddock (1960)
• Candy Girl - the Four Seasons (1963)
• Devil Woman - Marty Robbins (1962)
• Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & the Pacemakers (1964)
• Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela (1968)
• Hey Paula - Paul & Paula (1962)
• Hey There, Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman (1969)
• Hopeless - Andy Williams (1963)
• I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (1964)
• I Wanna Be Around - Tony Bennett (1963)
• If I Fell - the Beatles (1964)
• Juliet - the Four Pennies (1964)
• Just One Look - Doris Troy (1963)
• Kiss Me Goodbye - Petula Clark (1968)
• Linda - Jan & Dean (1963)
• Mexico - Bob Moore (1961)
• Midnight Mary - Joey Powers (1963)
• Ode To Billy Joe - the Ventures (1967)
• Rhythm Of The Rain - the Cascades (1963)
• Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch (1963)
• Step Inside Love - Cilla Black (1968)
• Surfin' Bird - the Trashmen (1963)
• Talk To Me - Sunny & the Sunglows (1963)
• The Carnival Is Over - the Seekers (1965)
• Under The Boardwalk - the Drifters (1964)
• Winchester Cathedral - the New Vaudeville Band (1966)
• Wonderful, Wonderful - the Tymes (1963)
• You'll Never Get To Heaven - Dionne Warwick (1964)

 

Episode 2 of THHGTTG will be aired after the 10:00 news & weather update.
Grad your towel and join the gang for the continuing adventures of Arthur Dent & Ford Prefect.

Monday 27th. May - Back 50 Years to 1963

For today's show I am going back fifty years - to 1963 and a look at and listen to what was receiving airplay during the twelve months of that year.

The playlist will feature the following songs (listed alphabetically, not necessarily in playing order):-

• As Usual - Brenda Lee
• Be My Baby - the Ronettes
• Blue Bayou - Roy Orbison
• Bombora - the Atlantics (Australian)
• Come A Little Bit Closer - the Delltones (Australian)
• Danke Shoen -Wayne Newton
• Eighteen Yellow Roses - Bobby Darin
• Fifty-five Days At Peking - Rob E G (Australian)
• Hangin' Five - the Delltones (Australian)
• Hello Muddah Hello Fuddah - Allen Sherman
• Hey Little Cobra - the Rip Chords
• Hey Little Girl - Major Lance
• James Hold The Ladder Steady - Sue Thompson
• Maria Elena - Los Indios Tabajares
• Move Baby Move - Johnny O'Keefe (Australian)
• Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
• So Much In Love - the Tymes
• Spanish Lace - Gene McDaniels
• Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
• Surfside - Digger Revell & the Denvermen (Australian)
• Talk Back Trembling Lips - Johnny Tillotson
• Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer - Nat King Cole
• Walk Right In - the Rooftop Singers
• Washington Square - the Village Stompers
• What Will Mary Say - Johnny Mathis
• You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore
• You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful & You're Mine - Johnny Burnette

Today I will be presenting my final Hancock's Half-hour as the comedy feature which follows the 10:00 AM news & weather.

Today's show comes from the 29th. April 1958, features the full team of Kenneth Williams, Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sid James and Hattie Jacques (left-to-right, above) and is entitled "The Grappling Game", in which Sid James is a wrestling promoter and Tony, Bill and Hattie attend the opening night. Kenneth Williams plays a multitude of roles, as usual!

So this will bring the Hancock's Half-hour radio presentations to a close for the time being.
Having played two per week since October 2012 I have exhausted the supply!

Therefore, starting next Friday, the 31st. May, I will present the first half-hour episode in the complete "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" radio series, as produced by the BBC in the 1990s.
Subsequent episodes will be featured in the regular Monday and Friday programs until exhausted (there are 24 episodes).

If you are a fan of the Douglas Adams books you will love this show, in which Peter Jones plays "the book".

For Friday 24th. May, back to 1964!

What a year this was - the first full year since the commenement of the "Top Forty" during which the Australian airwaves and the record stores featured more British artists than American.
The British Invasion had finally arrived and the predominantly American influence diminished almost overnight.

Today I am featuring a cross-section of artists and their songs from 1964 and the playlist will be made up of the following (listed in alphabetical order by song name):-

• A Fool Never Learns - Andy Williams
• Ain't That Good News - Sam Cooke
• All My Loving - the Beatles
• Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
• Baby I Love You - the Ronettes
• Bits & Pieces - the Dave Clark Five
• James Bond theme - John Barry
• Bread & Butter - the Newbeats
• Dawn (Go Away) - the Four Seasons
• Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
• Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
• Have I The Right - the Honeycombs
• Hawaii Tattoo - the Waikikis
• How Do You Do It - Gerry & the Pacemakers
• I Want To Love Him So Bad - the Jellybeans
• I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
• In The Misty Moonlight - Jerry Wallace
• Juliet - the Four Pennies
• Just Like Romeo & Juliet - the Reflections
• Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean
• Memphis (Tennessee) - Johnny Rivers
• No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
• Nobody I Know - Peter & Gordon
• Reet Petite - Dinah Lee
• Ringo - Lorne Green
• She Wears My Ring - Johnny O'Keefe
• She's A Mod - Ray Columbus & the Invaders
• Such A Night - Elvis Presley
• Talkin' About My Baby - the Impressions
• Tell Me Why - Bobby Vinton
• That's The Way Boys Are - Lesley Gore
• Time Is On My Side - the Rolling Stones
• White Rabbit - Peter Posa
• Willow Weep For Me - Chad & Jeremy

The Comedy Spot which follows the 3:00 PM news & weather update is another in the classic Hancock's Half-hour radio series.
Today's show comes from the 13th. January 1957 and is entitled "Almost A Gentleman".
It features the "full" cast - Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.

Program for Monday 20th. May 2013

The major world-wide headline of 1961 was that relating to the launch, orbit and successful recovery of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - and the so-called "space race" between the USSR and the USA entered a new phase.

Meanwhile, down here on earth we were listening to a plethora of musical hits from the USA; there was no competition when it came to the source of the vast majority of the records that were bought and received air-play here in Australia. America provided more than 90% of our popular music.

On the 20th. of May 1961 our transistor radios were blasting out the following hits (I have listed them in alphabetical order), and it is these that I will blasting forth during my program tomorrow morning:-

• A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels
• African Waltz - Johnny Dankworth
• Barbara Ann - the Regents
• Blue Moon - the Marcels
• Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart - Connie Francis
• I Don't Know Why I Love You (But I Do) - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
• Daddy's Home - Shep & the Limelites
• Funny - Maxine Brown
• Good Goodbye So So Long - the Bob Knight Four
• Heart And Soul - the Cleftones
• I Feel So Bad - Elvis Presley
• I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
• Little Devil - Neil Sedaka
• Mama Said - the Shirelles
• Moody River - Pat Boone
• Mother-In-Law - Ernie K Doe
• On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer
• Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence
• Quarter To Three - Gary "US" Bonds
• Raindrops - Dee Clark
• Rama Lama Ding Dong - the Edsels
• Runaway - Del Shannon
• Running Scared - Roy Orbison
• Some Kind Of Wonderful - the Drifters
• Stand By Me - Ben E King
• Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade
• That Old Black Magic - Bobby Rydell
• The Charanga - Merv Griffin
• Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar & the Romans
• Tonight I Fell In Love - the Tokens
• Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
• Tragedy - the Fleetwoods
• Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson
• Trust In Me - Etta James
• You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
• You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence "Frogman" Henry

The Comedy Spot which follows the 10:00 AM news & weather will be another in the classic Hancock's Half-hour series, today's from 30th. December 1956 and entitled "The Diary".

Here we go for Monday 13th. May!

Today I am featuring a selection of  Top Forty hits from 1963 and 1964....and a couple of 1965 songs as well.

Here is the playlist (in alphabetical order):-

• Abilene - George Hamilton IV (1963)
• Baby I Need Your Loving - the Four Tops (1964)
• Be True To Your School - Bobby Rydell (1963)
• Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme (1963)
• Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (1963)
• Cotton Candy - Al Hirt (1963)
• Deep Purple - Nino Temple & April Stevens (1963)
• Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley (1963)
• Don't Think Twice - Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)
• Doo Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964)
• Fools Rush In - Rick nelson (1963)
• Frankie And Johnny - Sam Cooke (1963)
• Go Now - the Moody Blues (1965)
• Honolulu Lulu - Jan & Dean (1963)
• I Should Have Known Better - the Beatles (1964)
• If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez (1963)
• I'll See You In My Dreams - Linda Scott (1965)
• It's My Party - Leslie Gore (1963)
• Last Kiss - J Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers (1964)
• Let It Be - Jerry Butler & Betty Everett (1964)
• Maybelline - Johnny Rivers (1964)
• More - Kai Winding (1963)
• My Boyfriend's Back - the Angels (1963)
• Our Day Will Come - Ruby & the Romantics (1963)
• Peaches And Cream - the Ikettes (1965)
• Popsicles And Icicles - the Murmaids (1963)
• Red Sails In The Sunset - Fats Domino (1963)
• Stop And Think It Over - Dale & Grace (1964)
• Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (1963)
• Wipeout - the Surfaris (1963)
• Wishing And Hoping - Dusty Springfield (1964)

In addition to these, following the news & weather update at 10:00 AM will be yet another in the Hancock's Half-hour radio comedies from the 1950s, today's entitled "The Smugglers", from 29th. September 1959, and featuring Tony Hancock, Sid James, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams.

Last Program for April - Monday 29th.

For the last program of this month I go back to the same date 50 years ago - that is, 29th. April 1963.
What were we grooving to back then?

Below is the playlist (in alphabetical order) for today's show and it reflects the Top Thirty songs that my generation were listening to on the pop-music radio stations of the day.

Included in the list are the Top Ten best-selling Australian-produced records for that year.

• Ain't That A Shame - the Four Seasons
• Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
• Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
• Bombora - the Atlantics (AUS)
• Call Me Irresponsible - Jack Jones
• Can't get Used To Losing You - Andy Williams
• Charms - Bobby Vee
• Come A little Bit Closer - the Delltones (AUS)
• Da Doo Ron Ron - the Crystals
• Don't Say Nothin' Bad about my baby - the cookies
• Fifty-Five Days At Peking - Rob E. G. (AUS)
• Foolish Little Girl - the Shirelles
• Hangin' Five - the Delltones (AUS)
• He's So Fine - the Chiffons
• I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
• If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
• Jezebel - Rob E. G. (AUS)
• Killer Joe - the Rocky Fellers
• Losing You - Brenda Lee
• Move Baby, Move - Johnny O'Keefe (AUS)
• On Braodway - the Drifters
• Pipeline - the Chantays
• Proud Of You - Jay Justin (AUS)
• Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary
• Reverend Mr. Black - the Kingston Trio
• Royal Telephone - Jimmy Little (AUS)
• South Street - the Orlons
• Still - Bill Anderson
• Surfin U.S.A. - the Beach Boys
• Surfside - Digger Revell & the Denvermen (AUS)
• Take These Chains From My Heart - Ray Charles
• Teenage Heaven - Johnny Cymbal
• Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie
• Washington Square - Frank Traynor & the Jazz Preachers (AUS)
• Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria

The Hancock's Half-hour show that will follow the 10:00 news & weather is from January 25th. 1955 and entitled "The House On The Cliff".

Program for Friday 26th. April

Another smorgasbord of music from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s....plus a dabble in the waters of the 1990s and 2000s!

Yes - a veritable feast of hits from across the past fifty years and to cap it off, the Comedy Spot which follows the 3:00 PM news & weather will be another classic Hancock's Half-hour.

This one comes from the first TV series, in which Sid James also featured, and is a classic in its own right - "Twelve Angry Men" - a wonderful parody of the 1957 dramatic movie of the same name.

Here's the playlist:-

• Chulu Chululu - Bill & Boyd (1964) *
• Easier Said Than Done - Laurel Lea (1965) *
• 99 Red Balloons - Nena (1983)
• Blowin' In The Wind - Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)
• Come On, Come Out - A Fine Frenzy [Alison Sudol] (2008)
• Daisy Petal Pickin' - Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs (1963)
• Dancing Queen - ABBA (1976)
• Dawn (Go Away) - the Four Seasons (1964)
• Fool, Fool, Fool - Ray Brown & the Whispers (1965) *
• Forget Him - Bobby Rydell (1963)
• GTO - Ronny & the Daytonas (1964)
• Hawaiian Lollipops - the Waikikis (1965)
• I Go To Rio - Peter Allen (1976) *
• I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick (1969)
• I'm In Love Again - Dinah Lee (1965) *
• I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers (1965)
• Jezebel - Rob E.G. (1963) *
• Judy's Turn To Cry - Leslie Gore (1963)
• Lady Rose - Mungo Jerry (1971)
• Laughing Boy - Mary Wells (1963)
• Mecca - Gene Pitney (1963)
• Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck (1976)
• My Guy - Mary Wells (1964)
• Only You (theme from "The Young Victoria") - Sinead O'Connor (2009)
• Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (1964)
• Ruby Baby - Dion (1963)
• Silhouettes - Herman's Hermits (1965)
• Stay Awhile - Dusty Springfield (1964)
• Tennessee Birdwalk - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (1970)
• The Way You Do The Things You Do - the Temptations (1964)
• Then He Kissed Me - the Crystals (1963)
• What Now My Love - the Ventures (1967)
• Whispering - Nino Temple & April Stevens (1963)
• Winchester Cathedral - the New Vaudeville Band (1966)

* denotes Australian artist.

So if you love the hits and pops and easy-listening tunes from the golden years of teenage-radio, please join me at 2:00 PM this Friday for another plunge into the nostalgia pool!

 

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ADVANCE NOTICE!

In a similar fashion to the show that I presented back on March 1st., on Friday (3rd. of May) I will present the first part of the 2UW Fabulous Top Fifty chart as at 3rd. May 1959.

 

The Friday program will cover the first 30 of the Top Fifty and on the following Monday (6th. May) I will present the remaining twenty hits PLUS 2UW's ten best "Recent Releases" (i.e, just released that week and too soon to list in the Top Fifty) AND their "Up-And-Coming" top ten picks.

 

The full playlist will be published on the Wednesday or Thursday preceeding the program.

Playlist for Monday 22nd. April

The start of a new week and today I will be presenting a selection of hits from the period 1963 - 1984, with an emphasis on the year 1964.
Included in the playlist are the following tracks:-

• A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy (1964)
• Abigail Beecher - Freddy Cannon (1964)
• Baby Love - the Supremes (1964)
• Drip Drop - Dion (1964)
• Eso Beso - Cliff Richard (1965)
• Happy Blue Beat - Dinah Lee (1965)* AUS
• Hey There, Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman (1969)
• I Know A Place - Petula Clark (1965)
• It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney (1964)
• Little Honda - the Hondells (1964)
• Loving You - Francois Hardy (1968)
• Maybe I Know - Leslie Gore (1964)
• Mississippi - Pussycat (1976)
• Mountain Of Love - Johnny Rivers (1964)
• Much Too Late For Goodbyes - Julian Lennon (1984)
• My Aim Is To Please You - the Executives (1967) AUS
• My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small (1964)
• Navy Blue - Dianne Renay (1964)
• One Fine Day - the Chiffons (1963)
• Puppet On A String - Sandie Shaw (1967)
• San Francisco (Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott Mackenzie (1967)
• The Last Time - the Rolling Stones (1965)
• Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (1964)
• We Can Work It Out - the Beatles (1966)
• Windy - the Ventures (1967)
• Working In A Coalmine - Lee Dorsey (1966)
• You Can't Do That - the Beatles (1964)

* I have included a track from the debut album recorded by Dinah Lee in 1965, "Introducing Dinah Lee".
This LP was produced following her major success that year with her first hit, "Don't You Know, Yockomo?".

Following the 10:00 AM news & weather I will present another classic in the Hancock's Half-hour radio shows, today's entitled "The 13th. Of The Series" and which first went to air on the 6th. of January 1957.

15th. April 2013 = 15th. April 1961

Today's program features music from the Hit Parade of 15th. April 1961 - this is what we were listening to on our trannies and the 45s that we were buying fifty-two years ago today.

Here is the Top Thirty for that week back in 1961:-

•   1. Runaway - Del Shannon
•   2. Blue Moon - The Marcels
•   3. (I Don't Know Why I Love You) But I Do - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
•   4. Daddy's Home - Shep & the Limelites
•   5. I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott 
•   6. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K-Doe
•   7. Baby Blue - The Echoes
•   8. Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens
•   9. A Hundred Pounds of Clay - Gene McDaniels
• 10. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
• 11. Once Upon a Time - Rochell & the Candles
• 12. Dedicated to the One I Love - The Shirelles
• 13. Trust In Me - Etta James
• 14. (Good Goodbye) So So Long - The Bob Knight Four 
• 15. Think Twice - Brook Benton
• 16. Funny - Maxine Brown
• 17. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles 
• 18. Some Kind of Wonderful - The Drifters
• 19. Pony Time - Chubby Checker
• 20. Tonight My Love, Tonight - Paul Anka 
• 21. Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean & the Roommates
• 22. Apache - Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar
• 23. The Charanga - Merv Griffin
• 24. African Waltz - Johnny Dankworth
• 25. You Can Depend On Me - Brenda Lee
• 26. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson
• 27. The Touchables - Dickie Goodman
• 28. I'm In the Mood for Love - The Chimes
• 29. The Watusi - The Vibrations
• 30. Surrender - Elvis Presley

Also included will be the following Top Ten hits from Australian artists for 1961:-

• 1 I'M COUNTING ON YOU ............. Johnny O'Keefe
• 2 DREAM GIRL ............. Bryan Davies
• 3 HOKEY POKEY ............. Johnny Chester (copy not available)
• 4 CAN CAN LADIES ............. Johnny Chester (copy not available)
• 5 NEW ORLEANS BEAT ............. The Thunderbirds
• 6 WILD WEEKEND ............. The Thunderbirds
• 7 YOU'RE THE LIMIT ............. The Delltones
• 8 GOOD LOOKING BOY ............. Patsy Ann Noble
• 9 RIGHT NOW ............. Johnnny O'Keefe
• 10 SKIP TO MY LOU ............. Dave Bridge Quartet

The Comedy Spot following the 10:00 AM news and weather is another in the Hancock's Half-hour radio series from the 1950s, The School Reunion, from 20th. January 1957.

Friday 12th. - Remembering Annette

I was saddened to learn today that one of my "crushes" of the early 60s, when I was but a young teen, passed away yesterday.
Annette Funicello, forever in my mind as a Mouseketeer and then as the singer of  "Tall Paul", had succumbed to the evils of Multiple Sclerosis at age 70.

So in today's show I will be featuring her songs, most of which made it into the Top Ten both in the USA and here in Australia.

The rest of the program will include a mixed selection of 1950s and 1960s music, so please join me for three hours of reminiscing.
The playlist is as follows:-

• A Little Bit Of Soap - Jarmels (1961)
• Beatnik Fly - Johnny & the Hurricanes (1960)
• Billy - Kathy Linden (1958)
• Cimarron - Billy Vaughn (1958)
• Cupid - Sam Cooke (1962)
• Dee Dee Dinah - Frankie Avalon(1958)
• (He's My) Dreamboat - Connie Francis (1961)
• Forget Me Not - the Kalin twins (1958)
• How High's The Moon? - Lola Albright (1958) (From the Peter Gunn TV series).
• I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline (1960)
• I Love How You Love Me - the Paris Sisters (1961)
• I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott (1961)
• Jojo The Dog-Faced Boy - Annette Funicello (1959)
• Let The Little Girl Dance - Billy Bland (1960)
• Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills (1961)
• Loving You - Francois Hardy (1968)
• Magic Spell - Annette Funicello (1960)
• Monkey's Uncle - Annette Funicello & Beach Boys (1964) (From the movie The Monkey's Uncle).
• My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino (1956)
• My Heart Is An Open Book - Carl Dobkins Jr (1959)
• O Dio Mio - Annette Funicello (1960)
• Pineapple Princess - Annette Funicello (1960)
• Sad Movies (Make Me Cry) - Sue Thompson (1961)
• Seventeen - the Fontane Sisters (1955)
• Short Shorts - the Royal Teens (1958)
• Sky High - the Champs (1958)
• Standing On The Corner - the Four Lads (1956)
• Talahassie Lassie - Freddie Cannon (1959)
• Tall Paul - Annette Funicello (1959)
• Walking To New Orleans - Fats Domino (1960)
• Witch Doctor - David Seville (1958)
• Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman (1961)
• You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Bobby Darin

Back to the Seventies! - Monday 8th. April

Today's program takes us back to the era of Mission Brown, Burnt Orange, fondue parties, flared pants, body-shirts, mini-skirts edging lower and, of course, discos!

Yep, we are grooving to the sounds from 40 years ago and the playlist for today will feature the following tracks:-

• Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex (1977)
• Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan (1972)
• Boom Sha La - Hand Poulson (1970) AUS
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1969)
• Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle Of The Road (1971)
• Don't Pull Your Love Out On Me Baby - Hamilton & Reynolds (1971)
• Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (1970)
• Free Me - Uriah Heep (1978)
• Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes (1975)
• Gimme Dat Ding - Frankie Davidson (1970) AUS
• Heartbeat, It's A Love Beat - DeFranco Family (1973)
• Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman (1969/70)
• Hold The Line - Toto (1978)
• In The Summertime - the Mixtures (1971) AUS
• Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (1974)
• Lola - the Kinks (1970)
• Look What They've Done To My Song - the New Seekers (1971)
• Love Can make You Happy - Mercy (1969)
• Love Will Keep Us Together - the Captain & Tenille (1975)
• Melanie Makes Me Smile - the Strangers (1969) AUS
• Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck (1976)
• Nutbush City Limits - Ike & Tina Turner (1973)
• Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello (1979)
• One Less Bell To Answer - the 5th. Dimension (1970)
• Out Of Time - Chris Farlowe (1966)
• Rock & Roll, Part 1 - Gary Glitter (1972)
• Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates (1976)
• September - Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)
• Shannon - Henry Gross (1975)
• She's Not There - Santana (1972)
• Sky High - Jigsaw (1975)
• Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon (1970)
• Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (1972)
• Sugar Baby Love - the Rubettes (1975)
• The Last Song - Edward Bear (1972)
• The Other Guy - Little River Band (1982) AUS
• Theme from "Rush" - Brian May & ABC Showband (1974) AUS
• Venus - Shocking Blue (1970)
• You Took The Words - Meatloaf (1977)
• Your Momma Don't Dance - Bootleg Family Band - feat. Brian Cadd (1973) AUS

The Comedy Spot following the 10:00 AM news & weather is another classic Hancock's Half-hour from the 1950s.

Program for Friday 5th. April 2013

Baby-Boomer Radio will be presenting a veritable smorgasbord of memories in today's program, with a mix of hits and easy-listening popular music from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

The regular comedy spot following the 2:00 PM news & weather will be yet another in the classic Hancock's Half-hour series.

Please join me for a paddle in the deep end of the nostalgia pool.

Good Friday - 29th. March 2013

Today we venture back in the time machine to March 30th. 1965 - 48 years ago.

By 1965 - following the huge influx of British pop-music from late 1963 - Australia was not as heavily influenced by American music as it had been in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Therefore many of the songs that appeared on the original American charts either did not make it to Australia or, if they did, were not successful in moving into the Top Forty.

Below is the modified playlist from one of the most popular and influential stations in the USA - WABC, New York - for the week ending 30th. March 1965.
I have removed from the list those American records which were either not sold here or did not reach the Top Forty lists.

  1. I'm Telling You Now -  Freddie & the Dreamers                     
  2. Stop! In the Name of Love - The Supremes
  3. Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman's Hermits
  4. King of the Road - Roger Miller
  5. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
  6. Game Of Love - Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
  7. Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
  8. Nowhere To Run - Martha & the Vandellas
 9. Red Roses For A Blue Lady - Bert Kaempfert
10. I Know A Place - Petula Clark
11. Go Now! - The Moody Blues
12. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks
13. The Birds And The Bees - Jewel Akens
14. Do You Wanna Dance? - the Beach Boys
15. I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
16. The Race Is On - Jack Jones
17. Bumble Bee - The Searchers
18. Long Lonely Nights - Bobby Vinton
19. The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
20. Silhouettes - Herman's Hermits
21. One Kiss For Old Times' Sake - Ronnie Dove
22. Little Things - Bobby Goldsboro
23. It's Gonna Be Alright - Gerry & the Pacemakers
24. Just Once In My Life - The Righteous Brothers

Also, the following Australian-produced hits will be included:-

QUE SERA SERA ............. Normie Rowe & the Playboys
THE CARNIVAL IS OVER ............. The Seekers
20 MILES ............. Ray Brown & the Whispers
PRIDE ............. Ray Brown & the Whispers
I TOLD THE BROOK ............. Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs
SHE'S SO FINE ............. The Easybeats
LITTLE BOY SAD ............. MPD Ltd

In the Comedy Spot following the 3:00 PM news & weather, another classic Hancock's Half-hour.

Monday 25th. March 2013

The program for today takes us back fifty-one years - to 1962 - and includes the following titles:-

1. He's A Rebel - Crystals
2. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
3. Big Girls Don't Cry - 4 Seasons
4. Green Onions - Booker T & MGs
5. Don't Hang Up - Orlons
6. All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee
7. Sherry - 4 Seasons
8. Surfin' Safari - Beach Boys
9. Popeye The Hitchhiker - Chubby Checker
10. Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
11. Patches - Dickie Lee
12. Ramblin' Rose - Nat "King" Cole
13. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
14. Desafinado - Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
15. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
16. Next Door To An Angel - Neil Sedaka
17. Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
18. Gina - Johnny Mathis
19. Ride! - Dee Dee Sharp
20. Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
21. Let's Dance - Chris Montez
22. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
23. The Cha-Cha-Cha - Bobby Rydell
24. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett
25. When My Little Girl Is Smiling - Jimmy Justice
26. Lie To Me - Brook Benton
27. Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
28. Venus In Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
29. I Was Such A Fool - Connie Francis
30. What Kind Of Love Is This - Joey Dee & Starliters
31. I Remember You - Frank Ifield (Australian singer - one of the first in the US charts)
32. Don't Ask Me To be Friends - Everly Brothers
33. Love Came To Me - Dion

The following Australian tracks from 1962 will also be featured:-

1. I've Been Everywhere - Lucky Starr
2. Si Senor - Rob E.G.
3. Southern 'Rora - Joy Boys
4. Sing - Johnny O'Keefe

Following the 10:00 AM news & weather I will present another classic Hancock's Half-hour comedy show.

Monday 18th. March - Easy Listening & Pops

In a similar format to last Friday's program, today will also feature a mix of Easy Listening and Popular music from the 50s, 60s and 70s

The Comedy Spot following the 10:00 AM news and weather will once again feature a classic Hancock's Half-hour from the 1950s.

Just a reminder that you can tune into the program either on your FM radio at 89.5 if in the Tuggeranong area of Canberra, or, no matter where you are living anywhere in the world, via Live Streaming straight into your computer.
There is a link in the right-hand column.