Ch Ch Cherie - Johnny Average Band
Backstage Pass - McGuinn Clark and Hillman
I Love L.A. - Randy Newman
Cherry Baby - Starz
Burn Baby Burn - Hudson Ford
Second Avenue - Tim Moore
At My Front Door - Nilsson
It Ain't What You Do - Fun Boy Three
Anyway The Wind Blows - JJ Cale
Uncertain Smile - The The
Be My Number Two - Joe Jackson
Hits of the Year - Squeeze
Life In the Air Age - Be Bop Deluxe
And the Music Plays On - Del Shannon
Winners Losers Beggars Choosers - Elliott Murphy
Lies - Rolling Stones
Slave (fast version) - Elton John
Take One More Chance - Dave Davies
Glows In the Dark - Reggie Knighton
Guitar Town - Steve Earle
Hawaii Five-0 ("You Can Count On Me") - Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nag - Joan Jett
Get Outta Me 'Ouse - Hustler
Almost Anything Goes - Good Rats
Some Other Time - Alan Parsons Project
Caroline - Status Quo
Give It Away - Cheap Trick
Suzi Found a Weapon - Randy VanWarmer
Up All Night - Boomtown Rats
Dance Away - Jonny Destry & Destiny
Reap The Wild Wind - Ultravox!
Two Rivers - Adventures
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.
2010-07-22
7/8/2010 (Next show: 7/22)
America's Great National Pastime - Byrds
Git It - Dave Edmunds
She's Got Everything - Kinks
Sweet South Breeze - Walter Egan
Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
Calling America - ELO
After All - Frank and Walters
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Meet Me On the Corner - Henry Gross
Lay Down - Strawbs
Friday - JJ Cale
Grownups are Just Silly Children - Roy Harper
Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison
I'll Never Get Over You - John Hiatt
Don't Pay the Ferryman - Chris DeBurgh
Baby Don't Go - Karla Bonoff
True Faith - New Order
How Do You Fight Fire - Dirk Hamilton
Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
Burning Love - Robert Johnson
Moonlight Shadow - (Maggie O'Reilly) Mike Oldfield
Your Own Special Way - Genesis
If I Had You - Korgis
Where the Streets Have No Name/ Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Pet Shop Boys
Way of the World - Cheap Trick
You - George Harrison
You and Me (Beckthorns Backing Track) - Moody Blues
Eli's Comin' - Laura Nyro
Quiet Eyes - Golden Earring
Git It - Dave Edmunds
She's Got Everything - Kinks
Sweet South Breeze - Walter Egan
Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
Calling America - ELO
After All - Frank and Walters
The Wind - Cat Stevens
Meet Me On the Corner - Henry Gross
Lay Down - Strawbs
Friday - JJ Cale
Grownups are Just Silly Children - Roy Harper
Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison
I'll Never Get Over You - John Hiatt
Don't Pay the Ferryman - Chris DeBurgh
Baby Don't Go - Karla Bonoff
True Faith - New Order
How Do You Fight Fire - Dirk Hamilton
Dumb Things - Paul Kelly
Burning Love - Robert Johnson
Moonlight Shadow - (Maggie O'Reilly) Mike Oldfield
Your Own Special Way - Genesis
If I Had You - Korgis
Where the Streets Have No Name/ Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Pet Shop Boys
Way of the World - Cheap Trick
You - George Harrison
You and Me (Beckthorns Backing Track) - Moody Blues
Eli's Comin' - Laura Nyro
Quiet Eyes - Golden Earring
2010-06-25
6/25/2010 "All Original" Lost and Found Oldies Show Pt II (Next show Thursday 7/8 at 6pm)
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
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
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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