(Show #973; aired on 06-23-2012)
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Music was changing rapidly in 1979. This thing dubbed “New Wave” was creeping in and replacing some of our good ol’ Rock standards. Plenty of established acts continued to hold their own while trying to adapt to this new movement. And we were introduced to new bands like The Clash, The Cars, Cheap Trick, The Police, and others. The decade was coming to a screeching halt!! And as music made its way into the 80s, we tried our best to hold on to the good times we had throughout the 70s. — Fred
| ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
| The Babys | Everytime I Think of You | Head First |
| The B-52′s | Rock Lobster | (self-titled debut) |
| Eric Clapton | Watch Out for Lucy | Backless |
| #1 THIS WEEK – The Knack | My Sharona (LP cut) | Get The Knack (debut) |
| Foreigner | Blue Morning, Blue Day | Double Vision |
| The Doobie Brothers | Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels | Minute by Minute |
| Little River Band | Cool Change | First Under the Wire |
| The Allman Brothers Band | Pegasus (instr.) | Enlightened Rogues |
| Shoes | Too Late | Present Tense |
| Rickie Lee Jones | Chuck E.’s in Love | (self-titled debut) |
| Toto | 99 | Hydra |
| Eddie Money | Can’t Keep a Good Man Down | Life for the Taking |
| Jimmy Buffett | Volcano | Volcano |
| TV THEME | “Benson” | |
| Charlie | Killer Cut | Fight Dirty |
| McGuinn, Clark & Hillman | Don’t You Write Her Off | (self-titled) |
| Pink Floyd | Happiest Days–>Another Brick (Part II) | The Wall |
| MOVIE – Bill Conti | Gonna Fly Now | “Rocky II” (OST) |
| Blackfoot | Wishing Well | Strikes |
| Gary Numan | Cars | The Pleasure Principle (debut) |
| The Records | Starry Eyes | Shades in Bed (debut) |
| Pat Travers (live) | Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights | Live! Go for What You Know |
| Styx | Lights | Cornerstone |
| LOCAL – Bobby Bradford Blues Band | Got My Mojo Workin’ | (self-titled debut) |
| LOCAL – Walter Egan | Hot Summer Nights | Not Shy |
| LOCAL – Jimmy Hall (w/Wet Willie) | Weekend (LP cut) | Which One’s Willie? |
| LOCAL – Steve Forbert | Romeo’s Tune | Jackrabbit Slim |
| LOCAL – Bob Welch | Rebel Rouser | The Other One |
| Little Feat | Down on the Farm | Down on the Farm |
| Herman Brood & His Wild Romance | Saturday Night | (self-titled) |
| Led Zeppelin | All My Love | In Through the Out Door |
| Kansas | People of the South Wind | Monolith |
| Fleetwood Mac | Beautiful Child | Tusk |
| THEN – Joe Walsh | In the City | “Warriors” (OST) |
| NOW – Joe Walsh | Funk 50 | Analog Man |
| Gamma | Thunder and Lightning | Gamma 1 (debut) |
| M | Pop Muzik | New York-London-Paris-Munich (debut) |
| The Rockets | Oh Well | Rockets (Turn Up the Radio) |
| Bad Company | Gone Gone Gone | Desolation Angels |
| Ramones | Blitzkrieg Bop | It’s Alive |
| BEATLE – Paul McCartney & Wings | Daytime Nighttime Suffering | Back to the Egg |
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| NEXT SATURDAY: 1977 | ||
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Great Freda. Thanks for this one. Have been a fan of his for more years than I can remember. He is a first-rate actor, cmaedion and a multi-talented musician, plays wonderful piano too. Saw him first in tv excerpts from The Fringe , donkeys years ago and he just keeps getting better all the time.