Music History for June 28

Music History for June 28 from the Kaptain Kranch show.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:02

Hello there, Peabody here. And this is the Wayback Machine for traveling through time.

SPEAKER_02 0:08

Where are we going today, Mr. Peabody?

SPEAKER_00 0:10

We're setting the Wayback Machine to music history.

SPEAKER_01 0:13

And our first stop of the Wayback Machine, the year 1962. It was on this day that the drifters recorded the song up on the roof.

SPEAKER_03 0:22

When this soil starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face.

SPEAKER_01 1:51

1968 on this day, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, appears on the cover of Time magazine under the banner The Sound of Soul. 1977. At a festival in England, the band Cafe Racers changed their name to Dyer Straits and Open for Squeeze. The new name a reference to their financial condition, which improves when they release Sultans of Swing the next year. 1978 on this day. The C.W. McCall hit Convoy is adapted into a movie of the same name, which opens in theaters. Chris Christofferson plays the main character, a trucker who goes by Rubber Duck. And on this day, back in 1986, Wham made their farewell concert appearance at London's Wembley Stadium. Elton John made an appearance in a clown suit to sing a song and then came back later to sing Candle in the Wind with George Michael. Alright, let's get back to the drifter. Well, after the break, since it was on this day back in 1977 that the band Cafe Racers changed their name to Dire Straits, we've got a song they recorded and released the following year queued up, keep it locked in.

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Captain the Crunch You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park, but meantime Sil of the River, you stop and you hold everything A man is growing Dixie, double ball time You feel alright when you hear the music rain you step inside, but you don't see too many faces Comin' in out of the rain and hear the jails go down Competition in other places, they blow in that sound We on down south We on down south London Town Check out Guitar George He knows all the chords Mine is strictly rhythm, he doesn't wanna make it cry or singing old guitar is all he can afford When he gets up under the lights play his thing And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene He's got a daytime job He's doing all right He can play the home but don't like anything Saving it up Friday night With the saltons with the saltons off swing And a crowd of young boys that foolin' around in the corner Junkin' dress in the best brown baggies in that platform So they don't give a damn about any trumpet playing back It ain't what they call rock and roll And the Sultans Yeah the Sultans play Creole Creole And then the man steps right up to the microphone Says it last just as the time bell rings Good night Now it's time to go home And he makes it fast with one more thing We are the Sultans We are the Sultans of Swimming Mm That's Dire Straits with Sultans of Sway.

SPEAKER_01 9:43

Played that song because it was on this day in 1977. At a festival in England, the band Cafe Racers changed their name to Dire Straits to open for squeeze. Well thanks for listening and for using the Wowie app. If you want to get in touch with me, Captain Cranch, just go to the Captain Crantch Facebook page or go to CaptainCrand.com. Go to Captain and Cranch and start with a K. And remember to stay cool, stay classic.