This Week's Playlist

In the last installment of the Idiosyncratic History of Rock for this summer, the playlist consisted of artists who can be said to have a signature song-- one tune for which they are mostly known.  But instead of playing that signature tune, I played another hit from their repertoire.  I should stress that these are not one-hit-wonders, but performers with multiple hits.  It's just that when they are usually played on oldies radio, 9 times out of 10 you hear the one song most associated with them.   The list below includes the song played last night on the show, with the signature song in parentheses.  Next week Dr. John's Record Shelf returns for its 14th season on KDWG:

It's My Life, Animals (House of the Rising Sun)

Somethin' Else, Eddie Cochrane (Summertime Blues)

Hey Now, Lesley Gore (It's My Party)

I Saw the Light, Todd Rundgren (Hello It's Me)

Move Over, Steppenwolf (Born to Be Wild)

Fancy, Bobbie Gentry (Ode to Billie Joe)

Can't Get Enough of You Baby, ? & the Mysterians (96 Tears)

Pretty Ballerina, Left Banke (Walk Away Renee)

I Want You to Be My Girl, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (Why Do Fools Fall in Love?)

Remember Me, Otis Redding (Dock of the Bay)

Come On Let's Go, Richie Valens (La Bamba)

Time is Tight, Booker T & the MGs (Green Onions)

Saturday Night, Bobby Fuller Four (I Fought the Law)

The Free ElectricBand, Albert Hammond (It Never Rains in Southern California)

A Sign of the Times, Petula Clark (Downtown)

Stir It Up, Johnny Nash (I Can See Clearly Now)

Woman From Tokyo, Deep Purple (Smoke on the Water)

Killer Joe, Kingsmen (Louie Louie)

Is That It?Katrina & the Waves (Walking on Sunshine)

Dreamin', The Cascades (Rhythm of the Rain)

Rock and Roll Woman, Buffalo Springfield (For What It's Worth)

Bad Reputation, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (I Love Rock N Roll)

Cry Like a Baby, Box Tops (The Letter)

All the Way FromMemphis, Mott the Hoople (All the Young Dudes)

Mr. Farmer, Seeds (Pushin Too Hard)

Right Down the Line, Gerry Rafferty (Baker Street)

Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun), Del Shannon (Runaway)

Conquistador, Procol Harum (A Whiter Shade of Pale)

With a Girl LikeYou, Troggs (Wild Thing)

It's the Truth Ruth, Big Bopper (Chantilly Lace)

True Love Travels on a Gravel Road, Percy Sledge (When a Man Loves a Woman)

Ride My See Saw, Moody Blues (Nights in White Satin)

Don't Knock the Rock, Bill Haley & the Comets (Rock Around the Clock)