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Thursday March 17th, 2016 with Chris Sharp
Musicians based in or native to New Jersey in the 60's and 70's.

Tonight's show focuses on musicians and bands native to New Jersey from the late 50's to the early 80's
Show opens with vocalists native to New Jersey.
Who's Sorry Now
Connie Francis - The Very Best Of Connie Francis(1964)
Always
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!(1961)
You Just Can't Quit
Rick Nelson - Bright Lights & Country Music(1966)
Opus 17
Franki Valli & The Four Seasons - The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Frankie Valli - same
Late In The Evening
Paul Simon - One Trick Pony(1980)
Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny(John Lyon) were the 2 biggest acts to emerge from the late 60's Jersey Shore scene.
Growin' Up
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Greetings From Ashbury Park(1973)
The E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle(1973)
The Fever
Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Dukes - I Don't Want To Go Home(1976)
I Ain't Got The Fever No More
Southside Johnny & The Ashbury Jukes - This Time It's For Real(1977)
A grab bag of New Jersey pop,rock and psyche is up next.
The Boy From New York City
The Ad Libs - VA:60 Flash Back Greats of The Sixties(1970)
Society's Child
Janis Ian - VA:You Should Have Been There(1976)
Simon Says
1910 Fruitgum Company - VA:Bubble Gum Music Is(1968)
Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
Lesley Gore - The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore(1973)
A Question of Temperature
The Balloon Farm - VA:Nuggets Volume One. The Hits(1984)
You Blow My Mind
Hugh McKracken - VA:Psychedelic Archaeology(1996)
Hoboken Saturday night
The Insect Trust - Hoboken Saturday Night(1970/2004)
Brandy(You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass - VA:Super Hits of The 70's(1990)
Singer/songwriter and New Jersey native David Palmer wrote with Carole King,was lead vocalist for The Quinaimes Band and sang on Steely Dan's first lp.Donald Fagen was co-founder of Steely Dan and was born and raised in New Jersey(to his horror) and Carole King resided in New Jersey in the mid to late 60's before relocating to L.A.
Victim of Circumstance
The City(Carole King) - Now That Everything's Been Said(1968)
Don't Knock
The Quinaimes Band - The Quinaimes Band(1971)
Dirty Work(David Palmer on lead vocals)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill(1972)
Jazzman
Carole King - Wrap Around Joy(1974)
Deacon Blues
Steely Dan(Donald Fagen) - Aja(1977)
Last set: Soul out of New Jersey.George Clinton grew up in New Jersey and after a stint at Motown formed the Parliaments which morphed into his Parliament/Funkadelic projects.
Hypnotized
Linda Jones - VA:Soul Shots Vol 2(1988)
Ain't Nobody Home
Howard Tate - Get It While You Can(1967)
Love The One You're With
The Isley Brothers - The Essential Isley Brothers(2004)
I Wanna Testify
The Parliaments - Testify:The Best of The Early Years(2000)
I Call My Baby Pussycat
Parliament - Osmium(1970)
Super Stupid
Funkadelic - The Best of The Early Years Volume One(1977)
Thank you for listening. Next show broadcasts March 31.
Interactive CKCU
farron
hello!

12:16 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
left coast reporting in

12:18 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
you're mysteriously silent

12:41 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
ha! was eating dinner. such a good show dad

1:10 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
ya think

1:21 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
yes. I had no ide how many great bands came from new jersey

1:23 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
musical hotbed

1:25 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
really was. I didnt know cant buy a thrill was their first LP. Such a good first album

1:26 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
excellent for sure-played it to death back in the day

1:28 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
I think I have 3 copies in my collection

1:32 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
lest week, eric and I spent a whole night dedicated to playing different steely dan songs

1:33 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
more than me,you probably have the aja lp also

1:33 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
I dont, I didnt know anthing about it til last week. do you have it?

1:35 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
lots of great music that night

1:35 AM, March 17th, 2016
chris
I thought you had it-hoe about greatest hits double lp

1:36 AM, March 17th, 2016
lefty
nope, just 3 copies of cant buy a thrill, hah! have a safe drive home pops. talk to you soon!

1:57 AM, March 17th, 2016