WSM 650 AM

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Week: 1975-08-15
Format: T40
WSM RADIO 65
Plays The Best MUSIC

WEEK OF 8/15/75
The HITS
1. James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. The Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
3. Mike Post - The Rockford Files
4. Johnny Rivers - Help Me Rhonda
5. Eagles - One Of These Nights
6. Janis Ian - At Seventeen
7. Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle
8. Three Dog Night - Til The World Ends
9. Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please
10. Wings - Listen To What The Man Said
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Music Director – Ted Johnson
Assistant Music Director – Mary Catherine Murphy

THIS LIST OF SONGS IS COMPUTED IN ORDER
MATHEMATICALLY BASED ON A SURVEY OF
NASHVILLE RECORD SALES, LISTENER RE-
QUESTS & THE WSM MUSIC DEPARTMENT'S
JUDGMENT OF A SONG'S APPEAL TO THE
WSM LISTENING AUDIENCE.

Cover:
RALPH EMERY
Mid Days 10:00 – 1:30 PM
Notes: (1) Ask Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman
their opinions re: Emery. (2) In Run C&W’s parody of
“Sweet Soul Music” “Poor Ralph has lost his memory.”
(The verse on Tanya Tucker-as was Tucker herself- NSFW.)

Song notes cont:
7. song arranger, orchestra conductor, it’s a shame
so many radio listeners know him primarily for
this song  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_McCoy
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manhattan_Transfer
But it was. https://www.discogs.com/release/13078540
-The-Manhattan-Transfer-Clap-Your-Hands 

Survey note: ARTISTS & TITLES SHOULD BE IN CAPS

Contributed by: Doug Dean (Saturday, 2022-10-22)




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