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Rare Oldies Radio hosted by Kitschy Mama, featuring lost songs from the 50s & 60s.

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Favoriting August 15, 2024: Retro Obscuro #166

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See Ya Thursday Gang!
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See Ya Thursday Gang!
 
Grover Cleveland  Why Not   Favoriting Super-Sonic  1961 
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The Climatics  Light Finger Willie   Favoriting Re-No  1962 
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Peter Ford  Blue Ribbons   Favoriting Philips  1965 
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Quarto Maltoni  Twist And Rock   Favoriting Jockey  1962 
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Sam The Sham And The Pharoahs  Ring Them Bells   Favoriting MGM  1966 
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Rollie Webber  Klickety Klack   Favoriting Virgelle  1964 
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Glenn Barber  Ice Water   Favoriting Starday  1954 
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Buzzy King  Your Picture   Favoriting Top Rank  1960 
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The LPT's  Long, Cool Summer   Favoriting Mary Jane  1967 
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Gene Carroll  Is It Ever Gonna Happen   Favoriting Wausau  1962 
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Ron Scuderi  Swanee River Shake   Favoriting Kimley  1962 
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The Astors  As You Can See   Favoriting Satellite  1961 
AKA "The Chips"
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Red Castle  Fall-Out   Favoriting Edmac  1962 
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The Roland Quartett  The Bamboo Tree   Favoriting Poker  1960 
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Helen Shapiro  Forget About The Bad Things   Favoriting Columbia  1966 
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Prentice Moreland  Chubby Ain't Chubby No More   Favoriting Challenge  1962 
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The Nomads  Easy Going   Favoriting Valwood  ? 
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Norty Johnson And The Nomads  For Your Love   Favoriting Valwood  ? 
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Lavern Baker  So High, So Low   Favoriting Atlantic  1959 
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The Willis Brothers  Ain't It Funny (What A Little Drink Can Do)   Favoriting Starday  1966 
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Floyd C. Huffman  I Think I'll Get Drunk (Again Tonight)   Favoriting Key  1969 
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Randy Andy And The Candymen  New York City Twist   Favoriting Diplomat  1962 
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The Drifters Featuring Clyde McPhatter  Honey Love   Favoriting Atlantic  1954 
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Kent Parry And The Rogues  Stop Then Rock   Favoriting Alton  1959 
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Prince Buster With Prince Buster's All Stars  I Won't Let You Cry   Favoriting Prince Buster  1966 
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The Gingersnaps  Bald Headed Papa   Favoriting Window  1958 
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The Gingersnaps  There Is A Little Rock And Roll In Everyones Soul   Favoriting Window  1965 
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Jeb Stuart With The Soal Masters  Big Blue World   Favoriting Pure Gold  1965 
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The Royals  Wild Safari   Favoriting Vagabond  1962 
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Bobby Colquitt And String Bean  I'm Gone   Favoriting Colt  1961 
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Wilfred Jackie Edwards And The Velvettes  Do You Want Me Again   Favoriting Black Swan  1963 
RIP 1938 - August 15th 1992 (aged 53–54)
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RIP 1938 - August 15th 1992 (aged 53–54)
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Sonny Hannibal  You've Got To Show Me   Favoriting Lite  1962 
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B. B. King  Days Of Old   Favoriting Kent  1958 
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The Trademarks  Turn Off Your Crying Gun   Favoriting Unreleased  1965 
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Babs Tino  Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time)   Favoriting Kapp  1962 
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Andre Williams  I Still Love You   Favoriting Fortune  1958 
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Ronnie Toth  Someone Like You   Favoriting ABC-Paramount  1961 
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The Travelers Featuring Alvie Self On Guitar  Seven Minutes Till Four   Favoriting Don-Ray  1961 
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Jerry Irby And The Texas Ranchers  Clickety Clack   Favoriting Daffan  1956 
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Sam Chalpin  Leader Of The Pack   Favoriting Atco  1966 
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Mickey Dorro  Somebody's Eatin' Celery   Favoriting Dorro  1965 
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Reparta And The Delrons  Take A Look Around You   Favoriting RCA Victor  1965 
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Don Wade  Forever Yours   Favoriting SAN  1959 
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The Teardrops  Tears Come Tumbling   Favoriting Musicor  1965 
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See Ya Next Week!
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See Ya Next Week!
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bobobob plasticland drummer:

How deeeeeeeee!!!
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Kitschy Mama:

Heya Bob!
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JohnW!:

Good afternoon Bob and Kitschy Mama!
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Ellen:

Felicitations, Los Obscuros
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ JohnW! @2:03
Hey JohnW! Welcome!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Kitschy Mama @2:04
Greetings Ellen!
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Edward Tellerhands:

Grover Cleveland AND Percy Dovetonsils! The two greatest Americans!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Edward Tellerhands @2:04
Hey Ed! Always an all-star cast. 😆
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Edward Tellerhands:

Hola, KM!
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Ellen:

↳ Song: "Blue Ribbons" by "Peter Ford"
This one has a surprising amount going on…
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Ellen @2:08
I love it! Another Jackie DeShannon beautifully orchestrated tune.
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medson:

Hola KM and all.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ medson @2:14
Hey Medson!
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medson:

Frankie Crocker got into some trouble IIRC.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ medson @2:22
He sure did! 😬
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medson:

↳ Song: "Is It Ever Gonna Happen" by "Gene Carroll"
Wisco
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Kitschy Mama:

Lots of Wisco music in this week's shoe. I am coming to you live today though from South Dakota.
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Ellen:

↳ Kitschy Mama @2:26
flashes the Wall Drugs gangsign
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Ellen @2:28
haha! making my way over there tomorrow. Corn Palace today!
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medson:

↳ Ellen @2:28
Had to look it up. WOW.
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Ellen:

↳ medson @2:31
I guess I shouldn't mention the prairie "dawgs"
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Kitschy Mama:

SD is a kitsch overload!
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medson:

↳ Kitschy Mama @2:32
I’m Glad to hear that “K”M
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: a song
I went to a book signing last fall at Randy Now's Man Cave for "Ernie in Kovacsland", written by his widow's son.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ David Shortell @2:37
nice! good turn out?
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David Shortell:

↳ Kitschy Mama @2:38
I guess about 20 people showed up for that Q & A--and most of them seemed to know as much about the subject as the author!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ David Shortell @2:42
Gotta love the diehards! I've been on a Kovacs kick for a few months now.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...debarking from the Continental Subway train on the other stream
...always running to Kitsch up !...
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David Shortell:

↳ Kitschy Mama @2:44
I asked the author why his mom didn't play Daisy Mae in the "Li'l Abner" movie like she did on Broadway. He told me because she was pregnant with Ernie's daughter.
I just now read that 20 years after Ernie's fatal car crash, his daughter also died in a car crash.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:00
Ha! Welcome Rev!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ David Shortell @3:00
oh my, so tragic!
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winston legthigh:

hi kitschy mama and all!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ winston legthigh @3:04
Hey Winston! Welcome!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "There Is A Little Rock And Roll In Everyones Soul...
Remember watching the ErnieKovics show on PBS as a kid. PBS used to be freaky like that around the edges...
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JReganK:

Hey, Kitschy Mama!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:10
Amazing 🙌
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ JReganK @3:10
Hey JReganK! Welcome!
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winston legthigh:

sheboygan is where it's at!
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JReganK:

↳ Kitschy Mama @3:11
;)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...tend to credit the British Goons with being the Original weirdos - but ErnieKovacs was surely a dADa to many...
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winston legthigh:

↳ Song: "Wild Safari" by "The Royals"
great googa mooga get me outta here!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ winston legthigh @3:15
😆
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:12
Don't forget Terry Gilliam is from MPLS!
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David Shortell:

Which Marty did we just hear? Rod Steiger, or Ernest Borgnine?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Kitschy Mama @3:18
...oh ! I think of him as very Cali ...his family moved there says his wigkeypage...
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ David Shortell @3:20
Ernie Borg
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:20
Yeah pretty much a Californian, MN can't compete!
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Ellen:

↳ Song: "Turn Off Your Crying Gun" by "The Trademarks"
I kind of like the gig photo in an…auto parts shop?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Forgive Me (For Giving You Such A Bad Time)" by "...
Makes me think of Jackie DeShannon somehow. I mean obvsly not but ...I don't hate that...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Ellen @3:29
GarageRawk & no foolin'.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Ellen @3:29
haha right? gotta be someone's dad had access to a storage garage...
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Bri The Beatnik:

Finally able to sit down and chat, just got home from work, before that was on vacation
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:30
...or a Shop ? Maybe a little Promo deal...
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Revolution Rabbit Nov63 @3:30
yeah, i love how sickly sweet songs like that can get.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Bri The Beatnik @3:31
Hey Bri! Welcome!
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Ellen:

Heya Bri :)
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Kitschy Mama @3:32
Thank you!! I’ve been missing your show for weeks due to work schedule :(
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Bri The Beatnik:

Hey Ellen! :)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Ellen @3:29
...gawshdarnit ya gotta play somewhere...
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Stu Rutherford:

Hey KM & everyone!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Stu Rutherford @3:42
Hey Stu!
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Song: "Leader Of The Pack" by "Sam Chalpin"
His daughter looks like Patti Boyd! Hey Stu!
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Stu Rutherford:

↳ Bri The Beatnik @3:43
Hi Bri!
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David Shortell:

↳ Song: "Leader Of The Pack" by "Sam Chalpin"
According to what I read here (worldsworstrecords.blogspot.com...), the singer Sam is the father of Jimi Hendrix’s one time manager!
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Ellen:

↳ Song: "Take A Look Around You" by "Reparta And The Delrons"
This tune could hold up today.
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ David Shortell @3:47
Wow!
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ David Shortell @3:47
haha... great blog.
It was a show on Sheena's Jungle Room too.
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Kitschy Mama:

↳ Ellen @3:48
yes, so good!
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Bri The Beatnik:

↳ Kitschy Mama @3:49
Oh yeah! I miss that one :(
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medson:

Thanks KM loved the show as always.
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winston legthigh:

fab show, thanks kitschy mama!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ David Shortell @3:47
Ed Chalpin's father !
...I never knew that.
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Kitschy Mama:

Thanks Guys!!!!
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Bri The Beatnik:

Thanks kitschy mama! Always a fun time!
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Ellen:

↳ Song: "Tears Come Tumbling" by "The Teardrops"
Another winner here!
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Kitschy Mama:

Thanks For Listening!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

↳ Song: "Tears Come Tumbling" by "The Teardrops"
Real good Beatlemania era ShangriLas wannabes.
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Ellen:

Thank you for the show! Enjoy Wall Drug!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ KM ~
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JReganK:

Thanks, Kitschy Mama!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...wondering what this Stream music is !!
...sounds like a No Vocals take of TheWho doing 'Leaving Here' with NickyHopkins round about their first Album ...what exactly & where did anybody get it...
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