Danny Lane's Music Museum: Recent Episodes
David Mager
Music of the Vietnam Era (Dedicated to those who served). There's Motown, country, album-oriented LP cuts, DooWop, big band, jukebox favorites, swing, Oldies But Goodies, hit parade, the Great American Songbook, music from the 50s through the 80s. Whatever brings back memories for you. Danny Lane opens the doors to his Music Museum. You'll say "Those were the days"
Our goal with The Vietnam War: The Music is to honor the fallen and the survivors with the music that got them through “just one more day”. Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. *
As we close season three, the theme is centered around a military cadence call, “Jody's Got Your Cadillac”. Cadences are used by soldiers during marching or running maneuvers. They are sometimes called “jody calls” or “jodies”, after Jody, a recurring character who figures in many traditional cadences; Jody refers to the man with whom a serviceman's wife/girlfriend cheats while he is deployed. Jody stays back home, drives the soldier's car, and gets the soldier's sweetheart while the soldier is stationed elsewhere. **
In this episode you’ll hear two songs, by soldiers who served there. **
One is Saigon Warrior by Saul Broudy (lead) & Robin Thomas (back-up vocal) ****
SAIGON WARRIOR is a military folksong about rear echelon personnel. It descended from a British Army World War I song entitled "The Lousy Lance-Corporal." It circulated widely in Southeast Asia in both Army and Air Force tradition. *
SAUL BROUDY served as a platoon leader, in the 96th Quartermaster Battalion, 1st Logistical Command, at Phan Rang, 1966-1967. *
The second song, GRUNT, was written & performed by in-country soldier Bill Ellis. This song is a detailed description of the "little things that mean a lot" in the daily life of the combat infantryman—mail from home, a drink of cool water, sharing what you have with your buddies. *
BILL ELLIS was drafted out of a rock band in San Francisco in 1968. He became known as the "singing rifleman" of the First Cavalry Division. In March, 1969, he was pulled from field duty as a rifleman with A Company, 1st Battalion, Fifth Cavalry, and reassigned to Special Services. He toured the Cav area of operations, performing for grunts on the fire support bases. *
Both are available on the CD “In Country: Folk Songs of Americans in the Vietnam War” (Rounder Records, https://store.rounder.com/) - - - - - -
For a look at in-country soldier musicians, watch the video at: ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLgkMqt_Bw
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------ In this episode, you’ll hear: --
1) Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart
2) Drive My Car by The Beatles
3) Welcome Home by Country Joe McDonald
4) Wanted (A Solid Gold Cadillac) by The Aquatones (w/ Lynne Nixon, vocals)
5) Who's Making Love by Johnnie Taylor
6) A Letter From Sherry by Dale Ward
7) Hoochie Coochie Man by The Allman Brothers Band
8) Wild One by BR5-49
9) Saigon Warrior by Saul Broudy (lead) & Robin Thomas
10) Bitch by The Rolling Stones
11) Long Live Our Love by The Shangri-Las
12) Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley
13) Have You Seen Her by The Chi-Lites
14) When a Man Loves a Woman by Wolfman Jack
15) You Can Have Her by The Righteous Brothers
16) I Put A Spell On You by Creedence Clearwater Revival
17) Please Mr. D.J. by Merle Haggard
18) Stoned At The Jukebox by Hank Williams Jr.
19) Requiem For The Masses by The Association
20) The Devil Went Down To Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band
21) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles
22) Grunt by Bill Ellis
23) Come See About Me by Junior Walker & The All Stars
24) L.A. Woman by The Doors
25) Talking Vietnam Blues by Phil Ochs
26) A Worried Man by The Kingston Trio
27) For The Good Times by Ray Price
28) Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
29) Little Girl Blue by Janis Joplin
30) Did You Boogie (With Your Baby) by Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids (w/ Wolfman Jack, narrating)
31) Rock Bottom by Kenny Chesney
32) Oh No Not My Baby by Maxine Brown
33) (You're My) Soul And Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers
34) One by George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Vietnam War: The Music presents a salute to the American Forces Vietnam Network. AFVN was created as a morale-boosting military radio station for servicemen and women in Vietnam. AFVN broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week for over 10 years; it began broadcasting on August 15, 1962, and ended in March of 1973. At the height of American involvement in the war, Armed Forces Vietnam Network served more than 500,000 fighting men and women at one time. AFVN was a forum for news, comedy, and entertainment for the soldiers during the Vietnam War. Perhaps the best-known radio program became the morning "Dawn Buster" program, thanks to the popularity of the sign-on slogan "Gooooood Morning, Vietnam" (which was initiated by Adrian Cronauer and later became the basis for the film Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams). Among the notable people who were AFVN disc jockeys were Paul Bottoms, Don L. "Scotty" Brink, Pat Sajak, and Denny Woytek. Besides AFVN radio from AFRTS, there were GI-operated underground (pirate) radio stations, usually direct from a soldier’s hooch. These stations usually played free-form and progressive rock music. One of the regular shows featuring the top hits of the moment “back in the world” was The Stateside Top 40. Many of these songs will have a special meaning for you. A place, a brother, a time gone by. This program is for you, the Vietnam Vets, who will never forget.
Our goal with The Vietnam War: The Music is to honor the fallen and the survivors with the music that got them through “just one more day”. Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. There is no opinion offered on the War. It’s all about the music.
For your service and your sacrifice, this is The Vietnam War: The Music.
This episode: Stateside Top 40 Week of April 30, 1975
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You’ll hear:
1) Philadelphia Freedom (Reached #1 on April 12, 1975) by Elton John
2) He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) by Tony Orlando & Dawn
3) Supernatural Thing by Ben E. King
4) Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton
5) Chevy Van by Sammy Johns
6) Before The Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender
7) What Am I Gonna Do With You by Barry White
8) (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song by B. J. Thomas
9) Bonus: Billy and Sue by B. J. Thomas
10) Shining Star by Earth Wind & Fire
11) Long Tall Glasses by Leo Sayer
12) L-O-V-E (Love) by Al Green
13) Jackie Blue by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
14) Walking In Rhythm by The Blackbyrds
15) I Don't Like To Sleep Alone by Paul Anka (w/ Odia Coates)
16) It's A Miracle by Barry Manilow
17) Killer Queen by Queen
18) How Long by Ace
19) Stand By Me by John Lennon
20) Only Yesterday by The Carpenters
21) Thank God I'm A Country Boy by John Denver
22) Lady Marmalade by LaBelle (w/ Patti LaBelle)
23) No No Song by Ringo Starr
24) Shoeshine Boy by Eddie Kendricks
25) Amie by Pure Prairie League
26) Bad Time by Grand Funk Railroad
27) Young Americans by David Bowie
28) Love Won't Let Me Wait by Major Harris
29) Sister Golden Hair by America
30) Cut The Cake by Average White Band
31) When Will I Be Loved by Linda Ronstadt
32) Bonus: It Doesn't Matter Anymore by Linda Ronstadt
33) I'm Not Lisa by Jessi Colter
34) Bad Luck by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
35) Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper
Our mission here at the Music Museum is to support all Vietnam Veterans and those who serve the United States, then and now. We thank you for your service. **
Early-on, in Vietnam, soldiers turned to music as a lifeline to the home front they’d promised to defend. Rock & roll (R&R) really became rest & relaxation (R&R) for the troops. It was this music that got you through another day, another day closer to going home. Music was a big part of a soldier’s down time that centered within the hooches of Vietnam. The music that was popular during the Vietnam War was, and is still, therapy. There are songs you can remember, and then there are songs you REALLY remember. Many of these songs will have a special meaning for you. A place, a brother, a time gone by. This program is for you, the Vietnam Vets, who will never forget. **
Our goal with The Vietnam War: The Music is to honor the fallen and the survivors with the music that got them through “just one more day”. Our shows are broadcast around the world. They say thank you & “welcome home” to all Vietnam Vets. There is no opinion offered on the War. It’s all about the music. *
For your service and your sacrifice, this is Vietnam War: The Music. If you missed your prom because you were serving your country, this one’s for you. We owe you a debt that can’t be repaid. Thank you. ***
This episode is called "Prom Night 1971 – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough" *****
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In this episode you’ll hear:
1) Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross
2) My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
3) You're All I Need To Get By by Aretha Franklin
4) If by Bread
5) Love's Lines, Angles And Rhymes by The 5th Dimension
6) Peace Train by Cat Stevens
7) Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Roberta Flack
8) Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) by Marvin Gaye
9) How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by The Bee Gees
10) Stay Awhile by The Bells
11) Got To Be There by Michael Jackson
12) We Can Change The World by Graham Nash
13) I Love You For All Seasons by The Fuzz
14) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Mary Travers
15) Bless Your Heart by The Chairmen Of The Board (w/ General Johnson)
16) You've Got A Friend by James Taylor
17) If I Were Your Woman by Gladys Knight & The Pips
18) Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones
19) Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
20) I Am... I Said by Neil Diamond
21) Right On The Tip Of My Tongue by Brenda & The Tabulations
22) Never Can Say Goodbye by Isaac Hayes
23) I'd Love To Change The World by Ten Years After
24) Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) by Kris Kristofferson
25) For All We Know by The Carpenters
26) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) by The Temptations
27) I Ain't Got Time Anymore by The Glass Bottle
28) Help Me Make It Through The Night by Sammi Smith
29) I'll Be There by The Jackson 5
30) Colour My World by Chicago
31) I Don't Know How to Love Him by Helen Reddy
32) Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
33) The Long And Winding Road by The Beatles