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A roadmap that reveals the highways, byways, ley lines and subterranean tunnels connecting rock, soul, pop, folk rock, R&B, garage, punk, funk, jazz, world music, and soundtracks from the twilight of the 1950s to the dawn of the 1970s. Larry Grogan is a DJ, writer, podcaster, collector, and the man behind Funky16Corners.

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Favoriting September 29, 2022: Testify! - The Siren Song of California

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Approx. start time
Funky16Corners  Testify! Intro   Favoriting Best of Funky16Corners Volume One  Funky16Corners  2017  MP3  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
John Lee Hooker  War Is Over (Goodbye California)   Favoriting 78RPM Single  Sensation  1949  78  0:01:27 (Pop-up)
The Ink Spots  When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano   Favoriting 78RPM Single  Decca  1940  78  0:04:21 (Pop-up)
Booker Ervin  LA After Dark   Favoriting Booker'n'Brass  World Pacific Jazz  1967  LP  0:07:04 (Pop-up)
Jack Wilson  Harbor Freeway   Favoriting Something Personal  Blue Note  1967  LP  0:12:19 (Pop-up)
Mel Torme and the Meltones  They Go To San Diego   Favoriting The Original California Suite  Capitol  1949  LP  0:19:15 (Pop-up)
Al Jolson With Isham Jones Orchestra  California Here I Come   Favoriting 78RPM Single  Brunswick  1924  78  0:22:48 (Pop-up)
 
Marlena Shaw  California Soul   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Cadet  1969  45  0:31:51 (Pop-up)
Young-Holt Unlimited  California Montage   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Brunswick  1969  45  0:34:46 (Pop-up)
Marvin Gaye  I Got to Get To California   Favoriting MPG  Tamla  1969  LP  0:37:43 (Pop-up)
Four Freshmen  California My Way   Favoriting A Today Kind of Thing  Liberty  1968  LP  0:40:29 (Pop-up)
Uncle Sound  Beverly Hills   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Warner Brothers  1968  45  0:42:49 (Pop-up)
Four KIng Cousins  California Nights   Favoriting Introducing  Capitol  1968  LP  0:46:08 (Pop-up)
Mark Eric  California Home   Favoriting Midsummer's Daydream  Revue  1969  LP  0:49:05 (Pop-up)
Lee Hazelwood  LA Lady   Favoriting Requiem For An Almost Lady  Reprise  1971  LP  0:51:29 (Pop-up)
Bob Lind  San Francisco Woman   Favoriting Since There Were Circles  Capitol  1971  LP  0:53:48 (Pop-up)
Dorothy Morrison  Black California   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Buddah  1970  45  0:57:53 (Pop-up)
Howard Boggess  Hollywood   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Jamie  1971  45  1:00:56 (Pop-up)
Eddie Hazel  California Dreaming   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Warner Brothers  1977  45  1:04:49 (Pop-up)
 
Scott McKenzie  San Francisco   Favoriting 45RPM Single  Ode  1967  45  1:15:14 (Pop-up)
Animals  San Franciscan Nights   Favoriting 45RPM Single  MGM  1967  45  1:17:49 (Pop-up)
John Hartford  California Earthquake   Favoriting Gentle On My Mind  RCA  1968  LP  1:21:11 (Pop-up)
Love  Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark and Hilldale   Favoriting Forever Changes  Elektra  1967  LP  1:24:08 (Pop-up)
Led Zeppelin  Going to California   Favoriting IV  Atlantic  1971  LP  1:27:35 (Pop-up)
John Stewart  California Bloodlines   Favoriting California Bloodlines  Capitol  1969  LP  1:31:06 (Pop-up)
Joni Mitchell  California   Favoriting Blue  Reprise  1971  LP  1:34:13 (Pop-up)
Spirit  Topanga Windows   Favoriting Spirit  Ode  1968  LP  1:37:58 (Pop-up)
Mickey Newbury  San Francisco Mabel Joy   Favoriting Looks Like Rain  Mercury  1969  LP  1:41:35 (Pop-up)
Adventures  Lost In Hollywood   Favoriting Theodore and Friends  Chrysalis  1985  LP  1:48:34 (Pop-up)
 
Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers  I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)   Favoriting 45RPM Single  :Like  1966  45  1:57:20 (Pop-up)

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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Larry and all other listeners!
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Jeff Ash:

Good afternoon from Wisconsin, where fall has arrived.
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Funky16Corners:

Hi Andrew! Jeff!
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Funky16Corners:

It's getting progressively more autumnal hereabouts, as well.
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Yvang:

Hi Larry! Hi testifyers! Hi californians!
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Funky16Corners:

Yvang!
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Michael 98145:

Well, hello. I have been to Capistrano. Many times.
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Funky16Corners:

Hey Michael!
  3:06pm
bradford:

Greetings everyone!
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Erica:

Hi Larry and Testifyers!
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Funky16Corners:

Hi bradford!
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Funky16Corners:

Hi Erica!
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Michael 98145:

Loving this show already
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks!
  3:19pm
Dean:

Harbor Freeway is a mildly deceptive name. You'd think it runs along a scenic harbor. But it runs directly inland from Long Beach Harbor.
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Phillippe:

howdy. nice tune
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Funky16Corners:

Hey Dean! Phillippe!
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Michael 98145:

@Dean, yup, not a scenic drive
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:21pm
Funky16Corners:

Beautiful song, though
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Woo:

Hello from a western suburb of Chicago. Lovely day here.
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Funky16Corners:

Hello Woo!
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Phillippe:

The weekend I took my son for his Cal St - Long Beach college tour, they were having the F1 race. It was weird driving across a bridge and looking down at the street I was crossing over to see race cars.
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Funky16Corners:

That's cool!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:24pm
Woo:

I love California Here I Come. Thanks for playing it.
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Phillippe:

Next year there will be a stock car race on the surface streets of Chicago. That will be interesting...
  3:25pm
Dean:

I imagine the Long Beach Grand Prix would be a real attraction for prospective students.
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Woo:

Phillippe, that NASCAR thing in Chicago doesn't sound good. Maybe it will cut down on carjacking for a week.
  3:26pm
Dean:

Al Jolson sings just like Al Jolson.
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doctorjazz:

Hi Larry, folks out there!
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listener Rey:

Hi Larry and testifiers everywhere!
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Michael 98145:

We once lived a few blocks from Cal State LB
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Phillippe:

@Woo I agree. I love watching racing, and I know they keep trying to widen the audience, but race cars on Lake Shore Drive just seems wrong...
  3:30pm
Dean:

It's fun to fly into the LB airport and catch a glimpse of the pyramid on campus.
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Funky16Corners:

Hi Rey! Doc!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:36pm
Funky16Corners:

Speaking of racing cars, this tune originated in a movie about formula one racers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:36pm
Funky16Corners:

Speaking of racing cars, this tune originated in a movie about formula one racers.
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Erica:

This is the perfect mood music for strolling on the beach at sunset.
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Funky16Corners:

Oops, sorry about the duplicate!
  3:37pm
Dean:

Whoops. First read the title of this track, "California Mortgage." Freudian, at least.
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Erica:

Haha Dean.
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Funky16Corners:

@Dean - another part of the story!
  3:39pm
Dean:

Yes, it is. That and earthquake insurance.

Joe Sample's "Carmel" would fit nicely here, but for its relatively recent vintage.
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Phillippe:

cool! which movie?
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Funky16Corners:

Winning from 1969 with Paul Newman
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Woo:

Phillippe, and it sounds like the city didn't get a good deal on the $$.
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Phillippe:

I do believe I saw that one when it came out! I think Grand Prix with James Garner was just before that one
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Erica:

I prefer the Iguana version of California My Way. Very catchy.
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Funky16Corners:

I like Grand Prix, a lot. Winning somewhat less.
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Funky16Corners:

@Erica - Believe it or not this was written by Willie Hutch!
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Michael 98145:

Wasn't Grand Prix a Cinerama movie?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 3:43pm
Michael 98145:

Ah, yes www.youtube.com...
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Funky16Corners:

I'm not sure. I always dug it for the number of international actors in it. I mean Francoise Hardy plays the girlfriend of one of the drivers.
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Phillippe:

@Woo not surprised. I don't know if they are greedy or the sport is in such a bad state, but the money isn't what it used to be. It's all privately held so anything cost related seems to be firewalled. They don't even publish purse payouts anymore.
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Erica:

@Larry Never heard of him but I'll check him out.
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Funky16Corners:

@Erica - Soul/funk singer/songwriter.
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Jeff Ash:

Co-written by Marvin Hamlisch!
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Funky16Corners:

Yup!
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Funky16Corners:

He wrote it for Lesley Gore, along with a bunch of other things on the same album
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Jeff Ash:

I'll stick with the original arrangement.
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Erica:

Hamlisch, the guy who covered "The Entertainer" back in the 70s, right?
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Funky16Corners:

Same guy
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Funky16Corners:

@Jeff - That's a good album, too
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Phillippe:

I forgot Jessica Walter was in Grand Prix. Quite the interesting career, especially at the beginning and the end
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Funky16Corners:

Yes, indeed. She was great. Play Misty For Me!
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Phillippe:

She was the perfect Lucille Bluth...

I've been watching Reservation Dogs over the past couple weeks, and the kids on the show have a bit of an obsession for getting to "Cali"
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Funky16Corners:

The legend persists.
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Erica:

Rice and beans?
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Funky16Corners:

Yeah, cheap eats. Never had it?
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Erica:

Yes but not together. Although I am curious to eat beans on toast lol.
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Funky16Corners:

Beans and rice is great. Look for some recipes. Beans on toast is just baked beans and toast. I'd eat it, but not exactly "cooking"
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Erica:

Yeah Larry. But British people call beans on toast a cuisine. As for beans and rice, I prefer Spanish rice with beans myself.
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Erica:

Funky cover here.
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doctorjazz:

Like this California Dreamin!
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Funky16Corners:

Eddie Hazel of the P-Funk organization!
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djnogoodnick:

Hey Larry, sounding great as always. Thanks for the shout!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks Nick!
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Erica:

Sunflowers or some flowers? Either way you must be sure to wear flowers in your hair.
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Funky16Corners:

Here's a link to Nick's playlist for today: wfmu.org...
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Phillippe:

I love this song. One of my gateways into loving music as much as I do.
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Erica:

This song is an anthem for hippies.
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David Shortell:

We heard the Al Jolson song "California Here I Come". Now let's hear the Shocking Blue song.
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Funky16Corners:

@Phillippe - The album that it's from is quite good.
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Funky16Corners:

@David - What song is that?
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David Shortell:

Same title as the Jolson song!
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Phillippe:

There's Best Coast's California Nights
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Funky16Corners:

I am not familiar with it. I'll have to check it out.
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dutchtheo:

Hey Larry and Testifiers! A short visit to the Golden State.
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Funky16Corners:

Hey Theo!
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dutchtheo:

Exactly 30 years my last visit.
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dutchtheo:

*after
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Funky16Corners:

I was last there 45 years ago
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Woo:

Coming to the end of Zeptember.
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Funky16Corners:

Almost Sab-Tober
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Erica:

Joni!
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Funky16Corners:

Next week is Joni Pt2 1971-1974
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Woo:

Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival this year-watching the videos guaranteed to bring tears. I can't imagine seeing it live. I used to live in Rhode Island and never went to the festivals in Newport. Too busy with rock n roll.
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Funky16Corners:

That was something else.
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Erica:

Can't wait for the Joni show sequel.
  4:37pm
fredr:

Hey Larry and all! Checking in late today
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David Shortell:

I have a 1960 issue of Harvey Kurtzman's "Help!" magazine that features Jessica Walter when she was 19. I think it predates any of her screen appearances.
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Funky16Corners:

Hey fred!
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Funky16Corners:

@David - Wow!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Great show!
Thanks Larry!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks Andrew!
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Funky16Corners:

This is such a good album.
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Erica:

And now we move forward to the 80s.
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Phillippe:

The Adventures -- such a great overlooked band
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Funky16Corners:

Oh yeah. This is one of my all time fave LPs
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Phillippe:

right up there for me too
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Hopey Sockmonkey:

In LA working and lurking, great show Larry!
  4:55pm
bradford:

Many thanks Larry!
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David Shortell:

"Fake hippies" has always been my assessment of the Mamas and the Papas.
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Erica:

Thanks for A great show as always Larry.
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David Shortell:

The Jessica Walter fumetti I referred to is on the last few pages of Help! #3.
It can be read here:
hairygreeneyeball3.blogspot.com...
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks everyone!
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Jeff Ash:

Thanks, Larry. Good one!
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks Jeff!
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Yvang:

Thanks Larry! Now I want to go to Cal!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 4:58pm
Funky16Corners:

Thanks Yvang!
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WR:

Thank you! Larry, have been listening but was on work call all afternoon. Interest episode. Will revisit in the archive to focus on some tunes of interest.
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Funky16Corners:

Thanks WR!
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