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CD SHOWCASE MEMORIES

4 songs from the 1st hour (7p-8p) of my 11/11/1995 (16 years to the date before my 4th open heart surgery, 11/11/2011) college radio show: Michael Johnson’s “Give Me Wings”, Ricky Van Shelton’s “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”, Eddie Rabbitt’s “Repetitive Regret” & Moe Bandy’s “It’s A Cheatin’ Situation”. Also featured: red Hot Rod at Austin TX’s Twin Peaks, 06/08/2016, photographed by OC,SHer JAY B….

#1 “Give Me Wings” | Michael Johnson
This song hit the airwaves just over 30 years ago: 09/27/1986! It spent 23 weeks on the charts & claimed #1 in early 1987. It was this Alamosa CO-native singer-songwriter-guitarist’s 1st of 2 straight chart toppers; his 2nd #1 tune was 1987’s “The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder”. His career was extremely short, spanning late 1985 (with his debut tune, 1985-6’s “I Love You By Heart”, a #9 duet with Sylvia) to early 1989, with just 9 releases. Yet, this poignant tune is 1 of those that just speak to you, no matter what. He notched 4 other Top 15 tunes, including 1986’s “Gotta Learn To Live Without You” (#12), 1987-8’s “Crying Shame” (#4), 1988’s “I Will Whisper Your Name” (#7) & 1988’s “That’s That” (#9). His only other Top 30 tune was 1987’s “Ponies”, which peaked at #26.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf1hY5GxUzM

#2 “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” | Ricky Van Shelton
From the movie ‘Honeymoon In Vegas’, this song debuted 07/25/1992, spent 20 weeks on the country charts & peaked at #26. Shelton, tho, had a good, albeit brief, career. This Danville VA-native singer-songwriter-guitarist was a pipefitter prior to starting his singing career. His 2nd release became his 1st Top 10 tune: 1987’s “Crime Of Passion” (#7). That single sparked a string of 15 straight Top 10s, 10 of which were chart toppers, with 4 more landing in the Top 5. That stretch included 1987’s “Somebody Lied” (#1), 1988’s “I’ll Leave This World Loving You” (#1, 2 weeks), 1989’s “From A Jack To A King” (#1), 1989’s “Hole In My Pocket” (#4), 1989’s “Living Proof” (#1), 1990-1’s “Life’s Little Ups & Downs” (#4), 1991’s “Rockin’ Years” (#1, duet with Dolly Parton), 1991’s “I Am A Simple Man” (#1) & 1991’s “Keep It Between The Lines” (#1, 2 weeks). After “After The Lights Go Out” peaked at #13 to halt the string of Top 10s, he returned to the Top 5 with 1992’s “Backroads” (#2), which is a favorite of mine. His last Top 10 tune was 1992-3’s “Wild Man” (#5).

#3 “Repetitive Regret” | Eddie Rabbitt
1 of my favorite tunes of his, this tune debuted 03/22/1986, spent 19 weeks on the charts & peaked at #4. I previously featured this artist earlier this year HERE, so I’ll refer to that for some historic details about him & his career. Meanwhile, other familiar favorites not previously mentioned include: 1976’s “Rocky Mountain Music” (#5), 1977’s “We Can’t Go On Living Like This” (#6), 1978’s “You Don’t Love Me Anymore” (#1), 1978-9’s “Every Which Way But Lose” (#1, 3 weeks; from the movie of the same name starring Clint Eastwood), 1979’s “Suspicions” (#1), 1980’s “Drivin’ My Life Away” (#1 country, #5 Billboard Hot 100; from the movie ‘Roadie’ starring Meat Loaf), 1980-1’s “I Love A Rainy Night” (#1 country & BH 100), 1981-2’s “Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight” (#1), 1983’s “You Can’t Run From Love” (#1), 1983-4’s “Nothing Like Falling In Love” (#10), 1985’s “She’s Coming Back To Say Goodbye” (#6), 1988’s “The Wanderer” (#1), 1988’s “We Must Be Doing Something Right” (#7), 1990’s “Runnin’ With The Wind” (#8) & 1990’s “American Boy” (#11).

#4 “It’s A Cheatin’ Situation” | Moe Bandy
Perhaps best known for his duets with Joe Stampley (including 1979’s “Just Good Ol’ Boys”, #1, & 1984’s “Where’s The Dress”, #8), Bandy’s career actually spanned early 1974 to late 1989, including 19 Top 10 tunes. This song was 1 of those; it hit the airwaves 01/27/1979 & spent 15 weeks on the country charts, 2 of those at its peak of #2. Janie Fricke (previously featured HERE) provides backing vocals. Other familiar favorites include 1975-6’s “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life” (#2, 2 weeks), 1981’s “Hey Joe, Hey Moe” (#10, duet with Stampley), 1982’s “She’s Not Really Cheatin’” (#4), 1987’s “Till I’m Too Old To Die Young” (#6) & 1988’s “Americana” (#8).