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12/18/2017

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

Whaddya know! Our own Coachmen's Turntable landing on Christmas Day! How great is that!

I sincerely hope that everyone is doing well and preparing for a fun Christmas Day! We are. Our family, 14 now, will be spending Christmas together. Everyone lives within 15 miles of our home so travel should be no problem.

I hope you like our intro music (top of page). "Merry Christmas Everyone" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shakin' Stevens from Wales written by Bob Heatlie.  It was released on 25 November 1985 and was the number one Christmas song for that year.

The Turntable today is filled with 50's Christmas songs. I'm sure you know them all. Remember Brenda Lee "Rockin around the Christmas tree" The flipSide carries familiar songs like  Elvis "Blue Christmas" - and not so familiar - The Band "Christmas must be Tonight" Check out PICTURESQUE! Dale is the "Travlin Man" for sure! Last on the list is Sucks News. I'm recommending my all time favorite movie "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie . . . soon!

Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Run Rudolph" is a Christmas song popularized by Chuck Berry, written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie and published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP). The song was first recorded by Berry in 1958 and released as a single on Chess Records (label no. 1714). It has since been covered by numerous other artists, sometimes under the title "Run, Run, Rudolph".[1] The song is a 12-bar blues, musically similar to Berry's very popular and recognizable song "Johnny B. Goode" and melodically identical to his song "Little Queenie", released in 1959.

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson; their cousin Mike Love; and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era.[1]

The Ronettes were an American girl group from New York City. One of the most popular groups from the 1960s, they placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, five of which became Top 40 hits. The trio from Spanish Harlem, New York,[1] consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley.

Among the Ronettes' most famous songs are "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up", and "Walking in the Rain", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Walking in the Rain" won a Grammy Award in 1965, and "Be My Baby" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.[2] The Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley; December 11, 1944) is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s.
She is perhaps best known in the United States for her 1960 hit "I'm Sorry", and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", a United States Christmas standard for almost 60 years.

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 12/18/2017

12/18/2017

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Good Morning Everyone!

You should see my feet

Boy, Christmas is really creeping up on us! Only 7 days left. Hope you've done all your shopping. We've had a lot of help from our "Brick & Mortar" friends as well as our internet buddies! Everyone is offering the DEAL OF A LIFETIME! Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now Green Tuesday??? What the heck?

I Remember when, as kids, we would get a Sears toy catalogue. Christmas lists were composed mostly of toys from that catalogue. It really made things simpler for Mom and Dad. One trip to Sears and the shopping was done. All that was left was wrapping the presents. We were happy!!! Simpler times!

The Coachmen's Turntable presents 50's music (almost) featuring a Coachmen favorite "Welcome Back Kotter", The flipSide features Amy Grant Christmas. Beautiful Christmas songs that you may not be familiar with. Check it out. Finally this week's recommended Christmas movie. If you haven't seen this one please check it out. "A Christmas Story"

Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv
thecoachmensclubhouse.com

"Green Grass" is a song written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway and was recorded by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The song reached #8 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.[1]

William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968)[1] was an American rock 'n' roll and R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), and "Fever" (1956).[2] An important figure in R&B music of the 1950s, John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

"Blue Bayou" is the title of a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a charting hit with her cover of "Blue Bayou" in 1977. The song has since been recorded by many other artists over the years.

"Welcome Back" is a popular record that was the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter. Written and recorded by former Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian, it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976 after only five weeks on the chart, and also topped the adult contemporary chart.[1] (The show itself had become an instant ratings success upon its premiere the previous fall.) It also reached #93 on the country chart.

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 12/11/2017

12/11/2017

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HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON EVERYONE!

Our Annual neighborhood Christmas Party is in now in the rear view mirror and Christmas is only 14 days away. Can't wait to see what I'll get this year. Last year I got a big box of space for my spaceship. Didn't need

it though since I don't own a spaceship. I think I sent it to North Korea.

Don't know about you but I've been a bit naughty this year. I could tell you what I did but I don't want to bother you with silly details. Still, I'm hopeful that Santa will come through. Two years ago I got a big wet box. I later found that the grandkids had filled it with snow to go with the snowmobile I didn't get.

Huh! . . . Is there a pattern emerging here?

OK! The Turntable is full of really GREAT HS favorites . . . Be sure you check out the flipSide - Starting today we'll be playing Christmas music on the flip for the rest of the month. This week features James Taylor. Great voice, great Holiday songs . . . Finally on Sucks News we play the Trailer for "Christmas Vacation" If you haven't seen that movie . . . IT'S TIME YOU DO!!!

Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"Long Tall Sally" is a rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard; recorded by Little Richard; and released in March 1956 on the Specialty Records label. The single reached number one on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, staying at the top for six of 19 weeks,[1] while peaking at number six on the pop chart. It received the Cash Box Triple Crown Award in 1956.[2]

"It's So Easy!" is a rock-and-roll song written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty. It was originally released as a single in 1958 by the Crickets, which failed to chart. it was the final release by the Crickets when Holly was still in the band. A cover version of the song by Linda Ronstadt in 1977 was a Top Five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"A Lover's Question" is a 1958 pop/R&B hit for Clyde McPhatter. The single was written by Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams and was Clyde McPhatter's most successful pop and R&B release. The bass singer is Noah Hopkins. "A Lover's Question" made it to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for one week on the R&B chart.[2] Country singer Del Reeves took the song to #14 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1970.

"Poison Ivy" is a popular song by American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by The Coasters in 1959.[1] It went to #1 on the R&B chart, #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,[2] and #15 in the UK. This was their third top-ten hit of that year following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came Jones

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Harv

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The Coachmen's Turntable 12/04/2017

12/4/2017

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Happy December 2017!

Here's a phrase you will all remember . . . "The TaxMan Cometh!" It has been true for years and especially now. I'm sure we can all agree that folks in Washington are finding this month rather taxing! Funny when you think about it . . . what's decreased on the financial side has increased on the emotional side! What the heck? Is progress being made anywhere there ???

Here's a little known fact . . . if you stick TACKS on the heals of your shoes they will last longer. (an old depression era trick). Well at least in that application . . . progress was made!

Till Next week / be safe and I'll see you on the Turntable!
Harv

"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. It was a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their top ten hit cover on the UK Singles Chart.

"One Summer Night" is a song by American doo-wop group the Danleers. Their one big hit single (and their debut single), "One Summer Night" reached number four on the Billboard Black Singles chart, and number seven on the Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores chart in 1958.[1] The single sold over one million copies.[2]

"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career.

"You Send Me" is a song by American singer Sam Cooke, released on September 7, 1957 by Keen Records. Produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall, the song was the A-side to "Summertime". The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a number one hit on both Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100.

Till Next Week

Harv

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