04.20.2024 Groovy Grooves TIME MACHINE: April 1975

GROOVY GROOVES with Ron Klutho

Airdate April 20, 2024

Saturday nights at 10pmCT on NewsTalkSTL
https://newstalkstl.com/groovy-grooves-with-ron-klutho/

This episode: Hits on the charts April 19, 1975 (49 years ago)
and commercials and theme songs from April 1975

0:13 Chico and the Man theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HWFVfpWNHM

1:20 Bad Time-Grand Funk Railroad 35 (4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQI2rXbqS_g
Top-ten hit by popular 70s "arena rock" band

5:18 Jackie Blue-Ozark Mountain Daredevils 16 (3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLalOn2HmcI
Big hit by Missouri's favorite sons

9:21 Aqua Velva commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEiUVaV3f1Q

9:50 Amie-Pure Prairie League 30 (27)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLuCKpGhGDs
Harmonious crowd favorite by country-rock superstar group

14:07 Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You-Sugarloaf 42 (9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHDNWf_ws38
Novelty song by Denver rockers better known for "Green Eyed Lady"

18:24 It’s a Miracle-Barry Manilow 21 (12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XhC-d7pLc
Disco-ish song by prolific hitmaker

23:04 Bloody Well Right-Supertramp 74 (35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxAZYQB44o
B-side of "Dreamer" which became the hit in the US, as A-side was hit in UK for supergroup

27:27 Rhoda theme song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRmtrPdn2Kg

28:20 Walking in Rhythm-Blackbyrds 12 (6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3CBI260Z8
Gold record by jazz-funk group formed by Howard University students

31:04 Chevy Van-Sammy Johns 7 (5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry59qsl2R8c
Risque song by singer-songwriter during height of van mania in the media

34:39 Geritol commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfRTdJrhXaw

35:09 Magic-Pilot 61 (5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZCZ1pl37Ag
Big hit for Scottish band formed by Bay City Rollers rejects

38:49 Once You Get Started-Rufus w/Chaka Khan 18 (10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUKVTLWa_fM
Uptempo, joyous funk hit with singer Khan's unmistakable vocals

42:02 Miller Beer commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33Y5vBj7wo

42:30 Rainy Day People-Gordon Lightfoot 49 (26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdhRhGX3AG4
Wistful, gentle song by poetic Canadian hitmaker

46:12 Tangled Up in Blue-Bob Dylan 62 (31)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcNyMBw818
Lyrical, introspective song by iconic and quirky performer

51:51 Good night, Frau Blucher (Young Frankenstein) quote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIID_TGwhM