The Langdon Auger Show
Dedicated To Dolly Parton: Thanks Dolly and R.I.P
The world lost an icon today, Dolly Parton lost her brief battle with Cancer and some other health related illness, she was 80 years young and lost he battle in Nashville this am. What can you say about her that isn’t about her kindness, her immense talent and he bubbly persona that she presented through these many years. As a young man i fell in love with her voice, and he spirit. Yes she was beautiful, yes she was a sexy woman but most importantly was she was genuine. I never once thought of her as fake or arrogant as she always was polite and happy. She gave with so much generosity even after the love of her life died last year, she was there with him until the very end. I wish there was more people like her in this world, it might be a better place to live? R.I.P. Dolly Parton and thanks for all the great music and heart felt moments.
In this archived August 25 Langdon Auger Show, Ward shares stories behind the records, remembers concerts and notes musiciansā birthdays. He talks about the Big Bopperās seat on the plane that crashed in 1959, then returns to correct the crash location. Dolly Parton songs frame the show, with a dance break and artist recollections in between.
About this episode
Birthday mentions for Gene Simmons and Rob Halford lead into Kiss and Judas Priest. Ward recalls seeing Kiss perform live and recommends Frank Marinoās Juggernaut album after playing Strange Dreams.
Between songs, Ward says Waylon Jennings stayed on the bus while the Big Bopper took his seat on the plane. He later corrects the crash location from Indiana to Iowa and mentions Tommy Allsup's coin toss. He also notes that Goffin and Carole King wrote 'The Loco-Motion' and says their babysitter, Eva Boyd, recorded it before becoming known as Lil' Eva.
Full spoken transcript
Transcribed from the recording and lightly edited for readability. Song lyrics and recorded interludes are omitted. Some audio could not be transcribed; those gaps and unclear words are marked in brackets. Timestamps are approximate. The comments reflect the speakersā own experiences and views.
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Wasting my time here on the Langdon Auger Show. Thanks for tuning in on this Tuesday, August 25th show. That's right. I was looking at 25, going to say 26. 6:01. And we are here until 8 p.m.
And of course, we all got the sad news today of the death of Miss Dolly Parton at the age of 80 years old. And they believe, like from what I've been reading, is that she's following a brief battle with cancer and recent health challenges. Of course, she died today in Nashville. But after months of leading up to her death, she has postponed professional commitments at her Las Vegas residency to address various medical concerns and procedures. And just days before she was passed. She mentioned in issues or interviews that she had been dealing with health issues that she previously set aside while caring for her late husband, Carl Dean, of course, who died last year. So, yes, such an amazing lady, global philanthropist, influence, donated to everybody, has her own Dolly Parton library. Books are given away all the time in her name. She's going to be well missed. So, obviously, we have to play at least one Dolly Parton song today. Now, I know there's so many. There's so many. But I'm going to play my favorite. I hope you enjoy it. And this is for you, Dolly.
00:05:41
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00:17:41
This is, of course, Canadaās very own Amanda Marshall and āIf I Didnāt Have You.ā And she's a big Dolly fan as well. She used the word icon. She goes, you know, we throw that word around quite a lot, but Dolly was an icon. And she even played during today after the news of Dolly's passing had came out. She was live on Sirius XM and she played '9 to 5' live for the Sirius XM fans. Alanis Morissette in there as well with a big thank you to Dolly Parton. And Dolly Parton started off with 'Coat of Many Colors.'
All right, 15 minutes after six. Thanks, everybody, for tuning in. Don't forget, we're usually here Sunday through Thursday, 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time till 8 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. And today is our Wednesday show. That's right. We're halfway through the week. But normally to everybody else, it's Tuesday. I don't know why, but it just makes it easier. Let's get back to some music. Great tune from the Kinks.
00:18:47
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00:31:04
That's Joan Jett and the Blackhearts with 'I Love Rock and Roll.' And can you believe it's 49 years ago that Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, and Sandy West all started a little band you might remember called The Runaways? Can you believe it's been 49 years? And, of course, Joan Jett is recovered from the surgery she had to fix a fractured vertebrae. So she's back in physical therapy and hoping to get back out and do the tour that she had to cancel. And good luck to you, Joan.
And before that, of course, we had The Tubes and 'Talk to You Later.' The Kinks also in there with a live version of 'Lola.' 6:28 right now. We got more music coming your way. I'm going to start it off with a great tune from Freddie Cannon.
00:31:51
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00:39:26
Of course, that is the Beach Boys and 'Good Vibrations.' Jan and Dean in before that with 'A Little Old Lady from Pasadena.' And we took you all the way back to 1962 with Freddie Cannon and 'Palisades Park.' 6:36 right now. We got the dance portion of the show coming up and also other great music. Got the Big Bopper coming up next. Just a curious thing I found out.
Of course, the Big Bopper died, according to Don McLean, on the day the music died. There was the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens. All died in a plane crash in Indiana in 1959. But one of the things I did find out is that the Big Bopper only got on because he was feeling the flu. It was supposed to be the bass guitarist for the Buddy Holly band. Do you know who the bass guitarist was at that time? Waylon Jennings. Yeah, believe it or not, it was Waylon Jennings was supposed to be on that plane. Instead, the Big Bopper had a little cold, so Buddy went, 'Hey, do you mind giving up your seat?' Waylon goes, 'No, I'm good with the bus.' And, well, a bit of luck on Waylon's part. Yes, so here he is, the Big Bopper.
00:40:39
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00:48:31
The Downchild Blues Band doing a great version of 'Flip, Flop, and Fly.' Lots of artists have done that song, including the Blues Brothers did that song as well. And before that, Jerry Lee Lewis doing 'Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On,' a live version. And, of course, we started off with Jiles Perry Richardson Jr., better known as the Big Bopper, and 'Chantilly Lace.'
I just wanted to check, and I kind of, as I said, Indiana, it kind of clicked in my brain that it didn't actually happen, the plane crash in Indiana. It was Iowa. And also, another person that lost his seat to Ritchie Valens in a coin toss was Tommy Allsup. Two very lucky men, I suppose, even though they had to drive in an unheated bus, still. Unheated bus or dying in a plane crash? Yeah, I'll take the unheated bus, thanks. All right, we got great tunes coming your way right now with some Great White.
00:50:00
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āLove Removal Machineā by The Cult. What a great song that is. Of course, lead singer Ian Astbury, what a voice he had. And, of course, Led Zeppelin, 'Ramble On' in before that, and we started off with Great White, one of those great 80s metal songs. Of course, 'Ready for Love.' That's just about seven o'clock. Look at that, almost on time. We're like 10 seconds before seven o'clock, so you know what that means. It's our dance portion of the show. Hopefully you're all ready to go and all hydrated and all that stuff, because here we go.
01:02:59
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01:14:48
On a Generation X CD, which was the band before Billy Idol became solo. They had broken up just after releasing the album, so Billy took that song on. Of course, that was 'Dancing With Myself.'
01:15:00
Bee Gees in before that from their live album, 'One Night Only,' and 'You Should Be Dancing,' and 'The Loco-Motion' in before that. Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Of course, they were a married couple and they had written this song, and they've written quite a few. And they wrote it in 1961. And then their babysitter, Eva Boyd, recorded it. And, of course, she was later known as Little Eva. And it's still one of the all-time best-selling girl group songs. Little Eva and 'The Loco-Motion.'
All right, let's continue on with more great music, 13 minutes after 7. So let's get to it.
01:15:47
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01:27:54
By the Smashing Pumpkins in '1979,' graduation year. R.E.M. in before that, of course, 'Orange Crush.' And we started off with Bobbie Gentry, 'Ode to Billy Joe.' 25 minutes after 7 now. Thanks again, everybody, for tuning in. It is our Wednesday show, so we have two more shows coming up this week. And so you are doing on your Tuesday. Tomorrow is your hump day. Hopefully it's a good downhill slope for you for the rest of the week. Keep it going with a great tune from Tracy Chapman.
01:29:28
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01:41:49
That is The Knack, one of the big songs of the mid 70s. And 'My Sharona.' Stories in before that with 'Brother Louie.' And we started off with Tracy Chapman and 'Fast Cars.' We've got about 20 minutes left in the show. I want to thank everybody for tuning in. Hopefully you've enjoyed today's show.
And if you do not know, unfortunately we lost Dolly Parton today. So, yes, we did have a little moment there. So, yeah, good thing, though, is that today is also a birthday. Big star Gene Simmons, his birthday is today. So we've got to play some Kiss. Going to kick it up a little bit of a notch with 'God of Thunder.'
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From his 1982 album, 'Juggernaut.' That is, of course, a Canadian guitarist, Frank Marino, and 'Strange Dreams.' And, of course, you know, he is semi-retired now. He had to go get some severe shoulder damage, so that was fixed. So he returned to crafting custom guitar pedals. And he did recently come out of retirement to play a live concert in Montreal. And he's also widely regarded as exceptionally talented, highly influential, and, of course, deeply underrated rock guitarist. And if you don't believe me, pick up a Mahogany Rush CD.
Or even pick up that album. I mean, that's such a great album. Love that album. Of course, that is 'Juggernaut.' And before that, we had Judas Priest and lead singer Rob Halford, who turned, um, an amazing amount, 10 more years than me, let's put it that way. He was born on this day in 1951, known as the Metal God. Gene Simmons in there, of course, another birthday boy. He was born on at 1949. So Rob Halford is a couple of years younger than Gene Simmons. And, of course, we heard 'God of Thunder.' Great song. I've seen him live back in the 'Detroit Rock City' album or 'Destroyer' album, I guess. And wow, he put on such a great show with that song. All right, we're almost out of time. We got about eight minutes, so I got one more set of music to go. Um, so we're going to start off with Elton John.
01:56:12
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02:06:15
That's, of course, ABBA and 'Thank You for the Music,' and we'll send that out to the memory of Dolly Parton. And before that, of course, we had Andy Kim, 'Rock Me Gently.' Former member of The Archies, also changed his name briefly to Baron Longfellow because his manager said, 'You want to get away from that poppy name and you want to get a more serious name.' And it didn't work out that well. He went back to Andy Kim. And Elton John started off that set with 'Border Song.'
Thank you all very much. It's four minutes after eight. Want to thank you for tuning into today. And, of course, we all know the sad news we got today about Dolly Parton passing away. So we started off the show with a Dolly Parton tune. Might as well end the show with one in the same. Happy mental health to you. And this is Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, 'Everything Is Beautiful.'
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