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Thursday October 16th, 2014 with Chris Sharp
Detroit Rocks!-60's and 70's hard rock and soul out of "The Motor City"
Tonight's show:Hard rock and soul musicians and bands that originated or were based in "The Motor City" in the 60's and 70's.
| We open the show with a set of songs by female vocalists originating in Detroit. |
| Lottery Rochelle Rosenthal and The Kickball Queen - VA:Psychedelic Archaeology(1991) |
| Nowhere To Run Martha Reeves and The Vandellas - VA:Good Morning Vietnam,Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(1986) |
| Bring The Boys Home Freda Payne - VA:Soul Hits of The 70's(1991) |
| Floy Joy The Supremes - Diana Ross & The Supremes(1973) |
| Daydreaming Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits((1985) |
| Detroit born guitar legend Jim McCarty played with many bands from the early 60's right up to the present.Next up we have a selection of bands McCarty contributed to from the early 60's to the early 80's. |
| Break-out Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Rev Up:The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels(1989) |
| Miss Lady Buddy Miles Express - Electric Church(1969) |
| Evil Cactus - Restrictions(1971) |
| Oh Well The Rockets - The Rockets(1979) |
| Guitarist Dick Wagner was leader of The Frost-a leading band in Detroit that headlined the Grande Ballroom on many occasions.Wagner later worked with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper |
| Baby Once You Got It The Frost - Frost Music(1969) |
| Black Train The Frost - Rock and Roll Music(1969) |
| 1500 Miles( Through The Eyes of a Beatle) The Frost - Through The Eyes of Love(1970) |
| Black Night The Frost - Through The Eyes of Love(1970) |
| Detroit born guitarist/huntsman Ted Nugent led The Amboy Dukes through their many personnel changes-right into a successful solo career. |
| J.B. Special The Amboy Dukes - The Amboy Dukes(1967/2008) |
| Journey To The Center of The Mind The Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center of The Mind(1968) |
| Breast Fed Gator The Amboy Dukes - Marriage On The Rocks(1970) |
| The Great White Buffalo The Amboy Dukes - Tooth,Fang & Claw(1973) |
| Next up: a grab bag of hard rock/punk bands originating in Detroit. |
| Long Way To Go Alice Cooper - Love It To Death(1971) |
| No Secret Destination S.R.C. - Milestones(1968) |
| The American Ruse The MC5 - The Big Bang!:The Best of The MC5(2000) |
| Keep On Knocking Death - For The Whole World To See(1974/2009) |
| 48 Crash Suzy Quatro - The Best of Suzi Quatro(1984) |
| We finish off tonight's show with a mix of early 70's Detroit soul. |
| Still Water(Love) The Four Tops - 7 inch single(1970) |
| Climb Up On My Music Sixto Rodriguez - Coming From Reality(1971/2012) |
| Can You Get To That Funkadelic - Maggot Brain(1971) |
| Westbound #9 The Flaming Ember - Soul Hits of The 70's(1991) |
| Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get(1971) |
| Chairman of The Board Chairmen of The Board - Soul Hits of The 70's(1991) |
| Thank you for listening.Next show broadcasts Oct 30 and is a Funding Drive show. |
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Detroit is truly one of the hot beds of musical talent in America. It has been for decades!
4:31 AM, October 16th, 2014