Wcin - 1480 radio soul survey september 30, 1967

[frankm]

Another soul survey from the collection of Gary Pfeifer of www.gpairchecks.0catch.com

WCIN - 1480 RADIO
SOUL SURVEY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1967

1. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
2. Casanova - Ruby Andrews
3. Get On Up - The Esquires
4. Your Precious Love - M. Gaye & T. Terrell
5. Pearl Time - Andre Williams
6. Take A Look - Aretha Franklin
7. Karate Boo-Ga-Loo - Jerryo
8. Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone - Martha & Vandellas
9. Fall In Love With Me - Bettye Swann
10. Cold Sweat - James Brown
11. Different Strokes - Syl Johnson
12. For What It's Worth - Staple Singers
13. Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
14. It's Got To Be Mellow - Leon Haywood
15. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
16. You'll Lose A Good Thing - Kip Anderson
17. A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
18. There Goes The Lover - Gene Chandler
19. Giving Up Your Love - The Players
20. Boogaloo Down Broadway - Fantastic Johnny C
21. You Keep Running Away - The Four Tops
22. Little Old Man - Bill Cosby
23. What've I Done - Linda Jones
24. In The Heart Of The Night - Ray Charles
25. Poor Unfortunate Me - Gigi & The Charmaines
26. Searching - Willie Hatcher
27. Funky Soul - Bobby Byrd
28. Do You Love Me - Marva Whitney
29. Last Love Affair - Mr. Bo & Bluesboys
30. Don't Let Him Hurt You Baby - Charles Spurling
31. Without Love - Ronnie Taylor
32. My Girl-My Guy - Buzz & Traci
33. Need Your Love To See Me Through - Mr. Percolator
34. I'm Going To Keep What I've Got - Slim Harpo
35. Mr. Dream Merchant - Jerry Butler
36. Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba
37. Can't Last Much Longer - Betty Harris
38. Everlasting Love - Robert Knight
39. Love Is Strange - Peaches & Herb
40. Let Love Come Between Us - James & Bobby Purify
41. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway
42. Believe In Me - Jesse James
43. Shout Bamalama - Mickey Murray
44. Now That I Got You Back - J.J. Barnes
45. Sweet Thing - B.B. King
46. You Can Lead Your Woman To The Altar - Oscar Toney Jr.
47. It's You That I Need - The Temptations
48. I Want Action - Ruby Winters
49. Haven't I Been Good To You - Johnny Moore
50. Go-Go Girl - Lee Dorsey

PICKS
TOM HANKERSON: Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin
BOB HUDSON: She's My Woman, She's My Girl - Archie Bell &
The Drells
JACK PORTER: My Kind Of Girl - The Volumes
TOM KNOX: All Your Goodies Are Gone - The Parliaments


NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly
as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling
errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed
sheet.

[marv2]

Frankm, I take it WCIN was out of Cincinnati?

[mark speck]

Yes, Marv, it was, and there are at least two Cinci based artists on the survey: Gigi & the Charmaines at #25 and Charles Spurling at #30.

Best,

Mark

[jsmith]

RE: the 45 at #42 .........
Jesse James secured a new manager, Jesse Mason [[a local record shop owner) and Mason started the Hit record label especially for him. “Bring My Baby Back” was his first outing on the new label, however it was the follow-up that would eventually help launch his career nationally. “Believe In Me” had been a Checker 45 release for Little Milton in the autumn of 1966. Though it wasn’t a hit, Jesse liked the song and he also recorded a version [[this formed his 2nd Hit label 45) and also incorporated the song into his live act. As time progressed, Jesse added parts to the song which took it to a completely different level as he talked to the ladies in his audiences. In no time at all, women were flocking to his live club dates and the song had become the highlight of his act.
In May 1967, Jesse Mason placed an ad in Billboard magazine for his San Francisco set-up and this attracted the attention of 20th Century Fox Records Hosea Wilson. Another Hit label single release followed, with “Bring My Baby Back” once again making it into local record shops. Jesse had impressed the guys from 20th Century so they signed him to a record deal and started making plans to launch him nationally.
Money was advanced to allow Jesse to cut an album full of tracks [[this work to include ‘upgrading’ his existing Hit label recordings) and so Jesse Mason contacted an old college buddy from Memphis, Willie Hoskins. Willie quickly headed out to California and started work on arrangements for the songs they planned to cut. The arrangements finished, Willie hired horn & string players and booked four days at Sierra Sounds Recording Studio [[Berkeley) during which all of Jesse’s cuts were to be laid down. First rhythm and percussion tracks were committed to tape, then horns and background vocals, strings followed with Jesse’s lead vocals completing the whole project.
The two part “Believe In Me Baby” was the obvious cut to form his initial 20th Century single. With the labels promotions team on the case, the 45 took off immediately. In early September 1967 it entered the national charts where it would stay for almost 2 months, attaining a Top 50 placing.
The popularity of “Believe In Me" obviously spread even as far as Ohio !!!!

[KevLo]

Hi this is Kev-Lo

This is a great survey frankm. Thanks for posting this

[marv2]

Thank you Mark. I remember Gigi and the Charmaines. I always said it the hundreds of talented people that came out of Ohio and Michigan had just stayed home, there would have been huge gaps in music and entertainment overall.

[chidrummer]

The call letters, WCIN brings back some great memories. We used to haunt the place, usually at night when Chaunston Brown was doing his show. Wow, I didn't know Tom Knox went back that far. Does he still broadcast in Cincy?