SATURDAY'S SINGLES - GARY PUCKETT and THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. On this day in 1946, drummer Paul Wheatbread was born. As the native San Diegan turns 74 today, we commemorate the date by spinning this song.  "Lady Willpower" by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, was released June of 1968 on the Columbia label and written and produced by Jerry Fuller. Hailing from the group's third album Incredible, the tune reached #26 on the Easy Listening charts, #5 in the UK, #2 on the Hot 100, and #1 on the Cashbox charts. The songs deals with a man's frustration concerning a woman he is seeing who will not give in to his advances.  It's B-side is  "Daylight Stranger".

Dwight Bement - tenor saxophone , organ, piano, bass
Kerry Chater - bass, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Gary Puckett - lead vocals , lead and rhythm guitars
Paul Wheatbread - drums, percussion
Gary "Mutha" Withem - organ, piano, backing vocals

With :

James Burton - rhythm guitar
Al Casey - rhythm guitar
Mort Marker - rhythm guitar
Joe Porcaro - percussion
Gene Estes - percussion
Jerry Fuller - production
Tom Morgan - harmonica
Dorothy Remson - harp
Gayle Levan - harp
Sid Sharp - strings

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Our second selection comes to us via The Doobie Brothers. Today is also the 15th year anniversary of the death of their former vocalist and drummer, Keith Knudsen, who died on this day in 2005, age 56 from pneumonia. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the 1974 Warner Brothers release, "Black Water". The track came off their 4th record, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, and reached #38 on the Cashbox, #33 in Canada, and #32 on the Hot 100. It's B-side is  "Another Park, Another Sunday",  from the same LP. The Ted Templeman produced tune features guitarist Patrick Simmons, who wrote the song and is the only consistent member of the band throughout it's existence, on vocals. 

Patrick Simmons – composer, acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Tom Johnston – backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Tiran Porter – bass guitar, backing vocals
Keith Knudsen – backing vocals, dubbed-in drums
Bill Payne – piano
John Hartman – drums
Arlo Guthrie – wind chimes, autoharp
Novi Novog – viola
Ted Templeman – producer

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