Cruisin' 1962

by Cruisin'1962 / Various

Overview

Spanning over 15 years of rock & roll radio, the many volumes in the Cruisin' series spotlight major-market DJs spinning discs, cueing reverb-friendly commercial spots, and conveying all the latest by way of the occasional news flash -- not to mention all the hip and wigged out banter they intone in between songs. For this 1962 installment, Dallas radio man Russ "Weird Beard" Knight is at the mic, guiding his fans through another seven-to-midnight shift. Knight's show is the probably the most slick and kaleidoscopic of the Cruisin' bunch, as evidenced by a dramatic narrative flow punctuated by an E.S.P. skills promo, a Gillette ad, Southern segregation news headlines, a space-race fantasy short, and a Chrysler car commercial. This is not to forget the fine music included as well: along with such well-worn classics as Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl," Dion's "The Wanderer," and Little Eva's "Locomotion," there's almost-forgotten classics like Johnny Dee & the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist," the Sensations' "Let Me In," and Shelley Fabares' "Johnny Angel." And in case you still feel less than nostalgic after all this, the vocoder-enhanced singing of the station ID should do the trick. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/1993
Label:	Increase Records
UPC:	0015668196224

Tracks

1. Soldier Boy  - Luther Dixon  - Florence Greenberg  -  Shirelles
2. I Need Your Lovin'  - Dee Dee Ford  - Don Gardner
3. Hey! Baby  - Bruce Channel  - Margaret Cobb
4. Let Me In  - Yvonne Baker  -  Sensations
5. What's Your Name?  -  Don & Juan  - Claude Johnston
6. Duke of Earl  - Gene Chandler  - Eugene Dixon  - Earl Edwards  - Bernice Williams
7. You'll Lose a Good Thing  - Barbara Lynn  - Huey P. Meaux  - Barbara Lynn Ozen
8. The Wanderer  -  Dion  - Ernie Maresca
9. Sealed With a Kiss  - Gary Geld  - Brian Hyland  - Peter Udell
10. I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)  - Barbara George

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dion   Primary Artist,Vocals
Brian Hyland   Primary Artist,Vocals
Don & Juan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Barbara Lynn   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Sensations   Primary Artist,Vocals
Barbara George   Primary Artist,Vocals
Don Gardner   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Shirelles   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bruce Channel   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gene Chandler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dee Dee Ford   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Florence Greenberg   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Eugene Dixon   Composer
Earl Edwards   Composer
Margaret Cobb   Composer
Claude Johnston   Composer
Jerry Hopkins   Liner Notes
Bernice Williams   Composer
Barbara Lynn Ozen   Composer
Barbara George   Composer,Performer
Barbara Lynn   Performer
Don Gardner   Composer,Performer
Don & Juan   Performer
Gene Chandler   Performer
Ernie Maresca   Composer
The Sensations   Performer
Brian Hyland   Performer
Gary Geld   Composer
Yvonne Baker   Composer
Bruce Channel   Performer,Composer
The Shirelles   Performer
Peter Udell   Composer
Dion   Performer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Dee Dee Ford   Performer