WLCY Radio Hits: Acid Rock

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Jun 14, 2020

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (1967)

"White Rabbit" is a song written by Grace Slick and recorded by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane for their 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. It was released as a single and became the band's second top-10 success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was ranked number 478 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Number 116 on Rate Your Music's Top Singles of All Time, and appears on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Cream - White Room (1968) WLCY Radio Hits

"White Room" is a song by British rock band Cream, composed by bassist Jack Bruce with lyrics by poet Pete Brown. They recorded it for the studio half of the 1968 double album Wheels of Fire. In September, a shorter US single edit (without the third verse) was released for AM radio stations, although album-oriented FM radio stations played the full album version. The subsequent UK single release in January 1969 used the full-length album version of the track. It peaked #2 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on U.S. Cashbox Top Singles

Journey To The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes (1968)

Journey To The Center Of The Mind by The Amboy Dukes (1968)

"Journey to the Center of the Mind" is a song released by the Amboy Dukes in 1968. It reached number 16 on the Billboard charts in 1968 and number 19 in Canada.

Seventeen by Winger (1988)

"Seventeen" is a single released by the American rock band Winger, from their album Winger. Released in 1988, the song charted at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite its pop metal sound, Kip Winger points out that the tune is musically a progressive song and that it is actually quite challenging to play and sing simultaneously. Along with "Headed for a Heartbreak", it is Winger's most popular song for which they are most remembered.

Termination - Iron Butterfly (1968)

"Termination" is a song written by Erik Brann and Lee Dorman and performed by the American rock band Iron Butterfly from their 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

Iron Butterfly will forever be remembered as the first heavy metal band.

Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream (1967)

"Sunshine of Your Love" is a 1967 song by the British rock band Cream. With elements of hard rock, psychedelia, and pop, it is one of Cream's best known and most popular songs.

It entered Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart on 13 January 1968, reaching number 36 during its initial 14-week run. The record re-entered the chart on 6 July 1968 and reached number five on 31 August 1968. In the UK, the single was not released until September 1968, after Cream had announced their impending breakup. Polydor Records issued the UK single, which reached number 25 in the charts.

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White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Strange Brew - Cream
White Room - Cream
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
Layla - Derek and the Dominos
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After
Light My Fire - The Doors

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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)

"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is a song recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1968 that appears as the final track on the Electric Ladyland album released that year. It contains improvised guitar and a vocal from Jimi Hendrix, backed by Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. The song is one of Hendrix's best known; it was a feature of his concert performances throughout his career, and several live renditions were recorded and released on later albums.

Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane (1967)

Somebody to Love (Original) by Jefferson Airplane (1967)

"Somebody to Love" (originally titled "Someone to Love") is a rock song that was written by Darby Slick. It was originally recorded by The Great Society, and later by Jefferson Airplane. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jefferson Airplane's version No. 274 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Light My Fire - The Doors
For Your Love - The Yardbirds
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & the Papas
White Room - Cream
Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones

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The Amboy Dukes & Ted Nugent - Baby Please Don't Go (1967)

The Amboy Dukes & Ted Nugent WLCY Radio Hits

"Baby, Please Don't Go" is a blues song that has been called "one of the most played, arranged, and rearranged pieces in blues history" by French music historian Gérard Herzhaft. Delta blues musician Big Joe Williams popularized the song with several versions beginning in 1935.

In the 1960s, "Baby, Please Don't Go" became a popular rock song after the Northern Irish group Them recorded it in 1964. Several music writers have identified Jimmy Page, a studio guitarist at the time, as participating in the recording, although his exact contributions are unclear. Subsequently, Them's uptempo rock arrangement also made it a rock standard. AC/DC, Aerosmith, and The Amboy Dukes are among the rock groups who have recorded the song. "Baby, Please Don't Go" has been inducted into both the Blues and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.

Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (1968)

Special of the day: Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (song)

Born to Be Wild is a song first performed by the band Steppenwolf, written by Mars Bonfire. The song is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. It is sometimes described as the first heavy metal song, and the second verse lyric "heavy metal thunder" marks the first use of this term in rock music (although not as a description of a musical style).

"Born to Be Wild" was the band's third single off their 1968 debut album Steppenwolf and became their most successful single, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Born to Be Wild" at No. 129 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Also in 2004, it finished at #29 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2009, it was named the 53rd best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

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