EPISODE #133: CASEY KASEM TRIBUTE
Casey Kasem’s first broadcast of American Top 40 aired on July 4, 1970.
“The New Scooby-Doo Movies” [ALTERNATE THEME]
The Jackson 5 — “The Love You Save” [Billboard No. 1, 6/27/70 – 7/4/70]
Edwin Starr — “War” [No. 1, 8/29/70 – 9/12/70]
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles — “The Tears of a Clown” [No. 1, 12/12/70 – 12/19/70]
George Harrison — “My Sweet Lord” [No. 1, 12/26/70 – 1/16/71]
The Temptations — “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” [No. 1, 4/3/71 – 4/10/71]
Rolling Stones — “Brown Sugar” [No. 1, 5/29/71 – 6/5/71]
The Bee Gees — “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” [No. 1, 8/7/71 – 8/28/71]
Paul & Linda McCartney — “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” [No. 1, 9/4/71]
The Who — “I Can See for Miles” [long-distance dedication]
Sly & the Family Stone — Family Affair” [No. 1, 12/4/71 – 12/18/71]
Al Green — “Let’s Stay Together” [No. 1, 2/12/72]
Harry Nilsson — “Without You” [No. 1, 2/19/72 – 3/11/72]
Neil Young — “Heart of Gold” [No. 1, 3/18/72]
The Staple Singers — “I’ll Take You There” [No. 1, 6/3/72]
Bill Withers — “Lean on Me” [No. 1, 7/8/72 – 7/22/72]
Gilbert O’Sullivan — “Alone Again (Naturally)” [No. 1, 7/29/72 – 8/19/72 and 9/2/72 – 9/9/72]
Michael Jackson — “Ben” [No. 1, 10/4/72]
broadcast live from Hoboken, NJ, on “Jack’s Aquarium”
Tuesday, 6/17/14, 10:00-11:10 a.m. eastern time
gosh, what can i remember from Casey Casems American Top Forty, what 1979? Air Supply rings a loud bell. Seems to fit in with his first go July 4.
Easy Listening
Sure, Air Supply was massive. Olivia Newton-John, “Let’s Get Physical”
Oh, Macca’s “Silly Love Songs”. Def remember that. Sister used to cassette tape some of the top40 countdowns. The three part harmony near 2/3 rds of the way through. I’m goofy enough to say we tried singing that together acapellaly. Trite family we ware, in the shadow of chris plummer and dame sandy julie duncan andrews. getting to the point where I don’t like the Beatles as much as I like them, in the style I’ve gone through with Rem. I still dig Macca’s bass playing. fluid and all the rest. He kept going though, more and more in the spotlight, Olympics and other big appearances, making albums god knows why. Why do we seek the spotlight. A-1 guilty here of Salt in Wound look at me-ism. Read me-ism. There’s so much interesting things than writing. A catch 22. still, it’s got to stop, go outside and talk to the neighbor, anywy, catharsis, May Kasems family be well.