So much great feedback from last week's "All Originals" show that I just HAD to go for a sequel.  This is Part II of an entire show devoted to original versions of songs that would later become hits (usually for somebody else).  Glad you enjoyed it!
I'll be back to my usual Orphanage of Rock and Roll show on Thursday evening July 8th at 6pm. Have a great 4th of July!
Wild One - Johnny O'Keefe    
Whos That Lady (1964 version) - Isley Bros    
Me & Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson    
Angel Eyes - John Hiatt    
You Are So Beautiful - Billy Preston    
Boy Named Sue - Shel Silverstein    
Tell Me To My Face - Hollies    
Dancing in the Moonlight - Boffalongo    
Different Drum - Michael Nesmith    
You're No Good - Dee Dee Warwick    
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Lally Stott    
Doo Wah Diddy - Exciters    
My Girl Sloopy (Hang On Sloopy) - Vibrations    
Sorrow - McCoys    
Daydream Believer - John Stewart    
Everybody's Talkin' - Fred Neil    
Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker    
Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver    
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic- Strontium 90     
Superman - Clique    
No No Song - Hoyt Axton    
Red Hot - Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs    
I Don't Want To Talk About It - Crazy Horse    
Jesus Is Just Alright - Byrds    
Harlem Shuffle - Bob and Earle    
Born To Be Wild - Mars Bonfire    
Brother Louie - Hot Chocolate    
Someday We'll Be Together - Johnny and Jackey    
Papa Was a Rolling Stone - Undisputed Truth    
Love Is the Answer - Utopia    
Where Have All the Good Times Gone - Kinks
The Orphanage of Rock and Roll has been a home for homeless rock and pop records on 91.3 WVKR in Poughkeepsie, NY since 1995. ---- Join rock historian Pete Clark as he uncovers the deep tracks that fell between the cracks in the top-secret back room of the W-V-K-aRchives. ---- Footnotes in the history of rock and roll, along with vaguely familiar tracks you thought you’d never hear on the radio again.
2010-06-25
2010-06-21
6/17/2010 (Next show: 7/8)
No Time To Lose - Tarney Spencer Band   
You and Me - Moody Blues
Reap the Wild Wind - Ultravox!
Solid Rock - Goanna
 
The Blind, The Deaf, and the Lame - Rock and Hyde
You Take Me Up - Thompson Twins
Daaaance - Lambrettas
Baby Come Back - Billy Rankin
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Mr. Soul (Trans)- Neil Young
Money Changes Everything - Brains
Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
Did She Mention My Name - Gordon Lightfoot
The Time Has Come - Roger McGuinn
Heart Full of Soul - Yardbirds
Same Way Tomorrow - Bonny Sutliff
Thirteen - Big Star (Alex Chilton)
When You Were Mine - Mitch Ryder
You Cried Wolf - Todd Rundgren
Valerie - Greg Kihn
Girls Night Out - Toronto
Angel Come Home - Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
That's What Life's All About - Paul Collins Beat
Still Love Rock and Roll - Ian Hunter
Afternoons and Coffeespoons - Crash Test Dummies
This Is Love - Tony Banks
Star - Kevin Ayers
Heart of Gold - Kinks
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Send My Heart - Adventures
I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe
A Good Heart - Fergal Sharkey
Horizontal Hideaway - R Stevie Moore
You and Me - Moody Blues
Reap the Wild Wind - Ultravox!
Solid Rock - Goanna
The Blind, The Deaf, and the Lame - Rock and Hyde
You Take Me Up - Thompson Twins
Daaaance - Lambrettas
Baby Come Back - Billy Rankin
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Mr. Soul (Trans)- Neil Young
Money Changes Everything - Brains
Genesis - Jorma Kaukonen
Did She Mention My Name - Gordon Lightfoot
The Time Has Come - Roger McGuinn
Heart Full of Soul - Yardbirds
Same Way Tomorrow - Bonny Sutliff
Thirteen - Big Star (Alex Chilton)
When You Were Mine - Mitch Ryder
You Cried Wolf - Todd Rundgren
Valerie - Greg Kihn
Girls Night Out - Toronto
Angel Come Home - Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
That's What Life's All About - Paul Collins Beat
Still Love Rock and Roll - Ian Hunter
Afternoons and Coffeespoons - Crash Test Dummies
This Is Love - Tony Banks
Star - Kevin Ayers
Heart of Gold - Kinks
Talk Talk - Talk Talk
Send My Heart - Adventures
I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass - Nick Lowe
A Good Heart - Fergal Sharkey
Horizontal Hideaway - R Stevie Moore
6/18/2010 The Lost and Found Oldies Show
Filled in for Sammy on a Friday afternoon. This was the "all original" show... all early versions of songs that later became hit records.
NY Groove - Hello
Big Ten Inch - Bull Moose Jackson
Train Kept Rolling - Yardbirds
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Respect - Otis Redding
City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
Breakaway - Gallagher and Lyle
No Time (Canned Heat version) - Guess Who
Sloop John B - Kingston Trio
Denise Randy and the Rainbows
The Tide is High - The Paragons
I Fought the Law - Crickets
The Crying Game - Brenda Lee
Strawberry Letter Number 23 - Shuggie Otis
Muskrat Candlelight (Muscrat Love) - Willis Alan Ramsey
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - Isley Brothers
War - Temptations
Cocaine - JJ Cale
After Midnight - JJ Cale
Your Song - Three Dog Night
Take It Easy - Jackson Browne
Piangi Con Me (Live For Today) - The Rokes
Self Control - Raf
Lo Che Non Vivo (You Don't Have To Say You Love Me) - Pino Donaggio
Beddy Bye (Strangers In the Night) - Bert Kaempfert
Kitty (Mickey) - Racey
Rhinestone Cowboy - Larry Weiss
Love Hurts - Everly Brothers
Let's Get Together - Dino Valente (Chet Powers)
Groovy Kind of Love - Dianne and Annita
Stop Your Sobbing - Kinks
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Killing Me Softly - Lori Lieberman
NY Groove - Hello
Big Ten Inch - Bull Moose Jackson
Train Kept Rolling - Yardbirds
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Respect - Otis Redding
City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
Breakaway - Gallagher and Lyle
No Time (Canned Heat version) - Guess Who
Sloop John B - Kingston Trio
Denise Randy and the Rainbows
The Tide is High - The Paragons
I Fought the Law - Crickets
The Crying Game - Brenda Lee
Strawberry Letter Number 23 - Shuggie Otis
Muskrat Candlelight (Muscrat Love) - Willis Alan Ramsey
Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - Isley Brothers
War - Temptations
Cocaine - JJ Cale
After Midnight - JJ Cale
Your Song - Three Dog Night
Take It Easy - Jackson Browne
Piangi Con Me (Live For Today) - The Rokes
Self Control - Raf
Lo Che Non Vivo (You Don't Have To Say You Love Me) - Pino Donaggio
Beddy Bye (Strangers In the Night) - Bert Kaempfert
Kitty (Mickey) - Racey
Rhinestone Cowboy - Larry Weiss
Love Hurts - Everly Brothers
Let's Get Together - Dino Valente (Chet Powers)
Groovy Kind of Love - Dianne and Annita
Stop Your Sobbing - Kinks
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Killing Me Softly - Lori Lieberman
2010-06-12
6/10/2010 (Next show: NEXT week -- Thursday 6/17 6pm-8pm)
Love Me Two Times (Infected Mushroom Mix) - Doors   
Hot Summer Nights - Walter Egan
Sitting On A Fence - Rolling Stones
Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
Time Bomb - Lake
Like Clockwork - Boomtown Rats
Clock Strikes Ten - Cheap Trick
Beat the Clock - Sparks
Rose of England - Nick Lowe
A New England - Kirsty MacColl
Born in the UK - Badly Drawn Boy
An Englishman In New York - Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
Running to the Light - Runrig
City Lights - Frank and Walters
When the Lights are Out - Slade
Northern Lights - Renaissance
Remember? - Tom Rush
Memory Lane - Sinceroes
Remember - Artful Dodger
The Sanzini Brothers Return (The Tibetan Memory Trick)- Flo & Eddie
Love is a Thousand Times - Roger Hodgson
Today's the Day - America
Gentle on my Mind - Boxmasters (w/Billy Bob Thornton)
Cotton Fields - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dear Abby - John Prine
Advertisement in the Voice - Good Rats
Second Hand News (alt) - Fleetwood Mac
Bad News - Moon Martin
Girl I've Got News For You - Cherokee (The Robbs)
Horoscope - Maryanne
It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous
Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep
Dance Away - Jonny Destry and Destiny
Brown Eyed Girl - Ian Matthews
   
Crashland Consequence - Ric Ocasek w/ Billy Corrigan
Ride Easy - Asia
Mr. Soul (from Trans) - Neil Young
Numbers With Wings - Bongos
Baby Talks Dirty - Knack
Break of Day - Hustler
Hot Summer Nights - Walter Egan
Sitting On A Fence - Rolling Stones
Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
Time Bomb - Lake
Like Clockwork - Boomtown Rats
Clock Strikes Ten - Cheap Trick
Beat the Clock - Sparks
Rose of England - Nick Lowe
A New England - Kirsty MacColl
Born in the UK - Badly Drawn Boy
An Englishman In New York - Lol Creme and Kevin Godley
Running to the Light - Runrig
City Lights - Frank and Walters
When the Lights are Out - Slade
Northern Lights - Renaissance
Remember? - Tom Rush
Memory Lane - Sinceroes
Remember - Artful Dodger
The Sanzini Brothers Return (The Tibetan Memory Trick)- Flo & Eddie
Love is a Thousand Times - Roger Hodgson
Today's the Day - America
Gentle on my Mind - Boxmasters (w/Billy Bob Thornton)
Cotton Fields - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dear Abby - John Prine
Advertisement in the Voice - Good Rats
Second Hand News (alt) - Fleetwood Mac
Bad News - Moon Martin
Girl I've Got News For You - Cherokee (The Robbs)
Horoscope - Maryanne
It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous
Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep
Dance Away - Jonny Destry and Destiny
Brown Eyed Girl - Ian Matthews
Crashland Consequence - Ric Ocasek w/ Billy Corrigan
Ride Easy - Asia
Mr. Soul (from Trans) - Neil Young
Numbers With Wings - Bongos
Baby Talks Dirty - Knack
Break of Day - Hustler
2010-06-05
6/4/2010 (Lost and Found Olides Show) Next Orphanage: This Thursday 6/10 @ 6pm
Filled in for Sammy on Friday afternoon. Pop goes the radio!
Open My Eyes - NAZZ
Do It Again - Beach Boys
So Good Together - Andy Kim
Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind
Love's Made a Fool of You - Bobby Fuller Four
Here Comes My Baby - Cat Stevens
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond
Are You Lonesome Tonight *laughing version* - Elvis Presley
Groovy Kind of Love - Mindbenders
Knights in Rusty Armour - Peter and Gordon
So Long - Abba
Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fair
Kites - Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
Come On Get Happy - Partridge Family
Is It Any Wonder - Cowsills
Draggin' the Line - Tommy James
Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Wipe Out - Surfaris
A Question of Temperature - Balloon Farm
Reach Out In the Darkness - Friend and Lover
Lay Down/Candles in the Rain(Full version!) - Melanie
Carefreee Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
Mr. Boyd - Argosy
Movie Star - Harpo
Summer and Lightning - ELO
Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band
Brandy (later renamed as Mandy) - Scott English
Ballroom Dancing - Paul McCartney
Baby Hold On - Grass Roots
I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
My Little Town - Paul Simon (w/ Art Garfunkel)
W O L D - Harry Chapin
Our House - CSN
Stairway to Gilligan's Island - Little Roger and the Goosebumps
Ariel - Dean Friedman
Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oates
Open My Eyes - NAZZ
Do It Again - Beach Boys
So Good Together - Andy Kim
Elusive Butterfly - Bob Lind
Love's Made a Fool of You - Bobby Fuller Four
Here Comes My Baby - Cat Stevens
Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond
Are You Lonesome Tonight *laughing version* - Elvis Presley
Groovy Kind of Love - Mindbenders
Knights in Rusty Armour - Peter and Gordon
So Long - Abba
Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fair
Kites - Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
Come On Get Happy - Partridge Family
Is It Any Wonder - Cowsills
Draggin' the Line - Tommy James
Zabadak - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Wipe Out - Surfaris
A Question of Temperature - Balloon Farm
Reach Out In the Darkness - Friend and Lover
Lay Down/Candles in the Rain(Full version!) - Melanie
Carefreee Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
Mr. Boyd - Argosy
Movie Star - Harpo
Summer and Lightning - ELO
Absolutely Right - Five Man Electrical Band
Brandy (later renamed as Mandy) - Scott English
Ballroom Dancing - Paul McCartney
Baby Hold On - Grass Roots
I'd Love You To Want Me - Lobo
My Little Town - Paul Simon (w/ Art Garfunkel)
W O L D - Harry Chapin
Our House - CSN
Stairway to Gilligan's Island - Little Roger and the Goosebumps
Ariel - Dean Friedman
Abandoned Luncheonette - Hall & Oates
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