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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting June 25, 2014: DAN EPSTEIN, author of Stars & Strikes: Baseball & America In The Bicentennial Summer Of '76, live in the studio!

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In Dan Epstein's previous book, Big Hair and Plastic Grass, we learned how the '70s changed baseball forever. His latest book, Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of '76, focuses on the year that brought us the Chicago White Sox wearing shorts, C.W. McCall's "Convoy," the California Angels hiring their DH from Casablanca Records, Frampton Comes Alive, Mark "The Bird" Fidrych's brilliant rookie year, the Ramones and so much more.

photo: Katie Howerton

Tonight Dan returns to The Evan "Funk" Davies show with more riotous tales of '70s baseball! And be sure to come out to see Dan in person reading from the book Thursday the 26th at Bergino Baseball Clubhouse (67 E. 11th St.) at 7pm and Sunday the 29th at Manitoba's (99 Avenue B), also at 7pm.

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
the bee gees  You should be dancing   Favoriting 7"  rso  1976      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
gary wright  love is alive   Favoriting the dreamweaver  wb  1976      0:03:53 (Pop-up)
brick  dazz   Favoriting 7"  bang  1976      0:07:37 (Pop-up)
the bellamy brothers  let your love flow   Favoriting featuring let your love flow  wb  1976      0:12:57 (Pop-up)
war  summer   Favoriting greatest hits  ua  1976      0:16:14 (Pop-up)
 
philadelphia phillies  phillies fever   Favoriting 7"  grand prix  1976      0:45:37 (Pop-up)
lou rawls  you'll never find another love like mine   Favoriting all things in time  phila. int'l  1976      0:48:09 (Pop-up)
elton john & kki dee  don't go breakin' my heart   Favoriting 7"  rocket  1976      0:52:25 (Pop-up)
garrett scott  na na kiss him goodbye   Favoriting 12"  west end  1976      0:56:36 (Pop-up)
 
flamin' groovies  shake some action   Favoriting groovies' greatest grooves  sire        1:15:19 (Pop-up)
thin lizzy  the boys are back in town   Favoriting jailbreak  vertigo  1976      1:19:31 (Pop-up)
boz scaggs  lido shuffle   Favoriting silk degrees  columbia  1976      1:23:57 (Pop-up)
ramones  beat on the brat   Favoriting s/t  sire  1976      1:27:14 (Pop-up)
 
parliament  mothership connection (star child)   Favoriting mothership connection  casablanca  1976      1:44:03 (Pop-up)
don high and mighty  black cojack   Favoriting 12"  pickwick int'l  1976      1:49:23 (Pop-up)
 
c.w. mccall  convoy   Favoriting 7"  mgm  1976      1:57:44 (Pop-up)
baseball project  1976   Favoriting volume 2: high and inside  yep roc  2011      2:01:24 (Pop-up)
redd kross  1976   Favoriting third eye  atlantic  1990      2:05:08 (Pop-up)
 
comet control  blast magic   Favoriting s/t  tee pee      *   2:16:02 (Pop-up)
scraps  secret paradise   Favoriting 7"  disembraining      *   2:23:34 (Pop-up)
crash course in science  cardboard lamb   Favoriting signals from pier thirteen  dark entries    new reissue, orig 1981  *   2:27:06 (Pop-up)
electric eels  jaguar ride   Favoriting 7"  hozac    new reissue, orig 1975  *   2:29:25 (Pop-up)
the ones  short dress   Favoriting s/t  rerun    new cd collection, orig '78-'80  *   2:31:44 (Pop-up)
 
milk 'n' cookies  not enough girls in the world (alternate version)   Favoriting 7"  captured tracks      *   2:41:51 (Pop-up)
parquet courts  what color is blood?   Favoriting sunbathing animal  what's your rupture?      *   2:44:56 (Pop-up)
daddy long legs  big road blues   Favoriting blood from a stone  norton      *   2:48:23 (Pop-up)
king tears mortuary  grease trap   Favoriting asleep at the wheel of fortune 7" ep  vacant valley      *   2:53:56 (Pop-up)
mousie & the traps  how about you   Favoriting va-the rebel kind: girls with guitars 3  ace      *   2:54:03 (Pop-up)
citizen blast kane  sandwich time   Favoriting the lobster dinner demos  reduced lunch      *   2:56:31 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:02pm
Roberto:

I AM dancin' yeah...much to my family's chagrin.
  Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
12539:

For the record, I am not dancing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Uncle Michael:

Present!
  9:04pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

Will 1st set be Spirit of '76?
  9:04pm
john:

Hey Evan! Beginning to sense a trend here. Pillbox caps and White Sox shorts ahoy!
  9:06pm
Holly in NC:

I am singing along, much to my chagrin. Kinda bopping, too.
  Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
12539:

For the record, I am now considering dancing.
  9:09pm
Frisco Squid:

Wow, way to take me back to my 70s youth! It's been ages since I've worked on a Wednesday night, good to hear your show again, Evan! Lovin' it so far, looking forward to this evening.
  9:09pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

I feel like playing pinball.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
Uncle Michael:

air hockey, baby
  9:13pm
tedcogswell:

The Baseball Freaks are in the house! Well one of us so far...
  9:15pm
eddy in Australia:

I second the pinball. There was a great machine around this time called Strikes & Spares.
  9:15pm
mike east:

The last time I tried to play air hockey at the ice rink, the puck was missing. They wouldn't even refund my dollar. Bastards.
Good Evening funk brothers and sisters!
  9:17pm
mike east:

Ah, one of jonesy's many summer jams
  9:18pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

War is underrated.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:18pm
dale:

to what do we owe this rock block of A.M. solid gold?
Avatar 9:19pm
Holly in NC:

!!! Just now saw the new color scheme. My avatar & alpha cat Bitty clashes horribly, she wants me to alert you to her distress ;-) Cats.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20pm
Uncle Michael:

The Padres' yellow looks right but the brown is off.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20pm
dale:

the color scheme is a rainbow sorbet of sorts
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
efd:

dale, it's in honor of my esteemed guest and his excellent new book!

Hi everyone, great to see you all here! Dan Epstein is coming right up!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23pm
Uncle Michael:

Hello, Dan!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:24pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

I remember 1976 was when "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was on the radio about 15 times a day.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25pm
dale:

ah - i was 17, fire hydrants were red white and blue and i just got an amc hornet. sigh......
  9:26pm
Eddy in Australia:

@Holly: At that size, Bitty looks a bit like a koala!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
dale:

76 was the big year for hank aaron, si?
  9:30pm
Eric:

Back then us kids would decorate our bicycles with red, white and blue streamers and ride in the town parade. I can't imagine that now with helmets, booooo :-(
Avatar 9:36pm
Holly in NC:

@ Ken - Clearly remenber that also. Summer '76 to me = Wings (Silly Love Songs, Let 'em In) and, er, Starland Vocal Band, Captain & Tennile, Wild Cherry..hey! I was 9!

@Eddy - Bitty is OK with your assessment because she loves ALL men. Women, she is picky.

@Eric - With you! It pains me beyond all reason to make kids I care for wear a helmet. Reason #1000000000 why I don't have children myself.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37pm
Uncle Michael:

Harold Reynolds...horrible image...saying anything.
  9:37pm
Patro:

Even Frank Zappa had a Bicentennial song on his 'Bongo Fury' album
Avatar 9:39pm
Holly in NC:

I may have been only girl who had Thurman Munson poster on my bedroom wall.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:45pm
Uncle Michael:

Gamble & Huff this ain't! (or is it?)
  Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
12539:

Okay, now I'm dancing. Lucky for you all this is radio.
  9:46pm
JakeGould:

Oh god. No. Phillies Fever.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
efd:

It ain't!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:47pm
Uncle Michael:

I figured if Don Cornelius could hire them. maybe the Phillies did too! Whew.
Avatar 9:47pm
steve:

haha. love it.
  9:48pm
JakeGould:

No. You raped my ears. And that’s a lot for a WFMU listener to say.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:53pm
Uncle Michael:

I love it when Elton kisses the embroidered heart on Kiki's overalls.
  9:53pm
JakeGould:

Okay, this Elton John & Kiki Dee makes it all better.
Avatar 9:54pm
Holly in NC:

Oh god, is this what a flashback is like?
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:55pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

There we go! Elton & Kiki!
  9:56pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

string sections made 70's records stand out
  10:00pm
daveB:

Did this come before or after the song by "Steam"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
Uncle Michael:

after
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
Uncle Michael:

Did anyone ever slide in the shorts?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14pm
Uncle Michael:

Asked and answered!
  10:15pm
john:

Top of the heavy rotation around these parts too, which will come as no surprise. Great show, guys!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16pm
efd:

how's that for service?!
  10:16pm
herb.nyc:

Super fun show. Thx. Dumb q: how'd my NY Mets do that year?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
efd:

john, how's the doggie holding up?
Avatar 10:18pm
Holly in NC:

Was not cool enough to hear this at the time...didn't make rotation on my AM transistor radio tuned to the big NYC stations
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

I was away a bit and missed Lou Rawls. Commenters were talking about 70s songs on Therese's show the other night and I mentioned that one. Hoo boy.
  10:19pm
john:

Oh, his woes do get around, don't they? Thanks for asking….he's better than the weekend, which he spent in hospital, but not as better as we'd like, so I see more health care on the horizon. Still, every day's a bonus now. Tell Dan Becky and I said hi!
  10:20pm
Carmichael:

Son of a bitch, did I tune in at the perfect timr?!?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21pm
Matt F:

Loving tonight's program, Evan. Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21pm
efd:

Sending positive doggie thoughts to you, john. Greetings passed on and reciprocated!
  10:22pm
JakeGould:

Man, 1976 was great. I was like 9 years old & all of the music… I lived near the beach (Brighton Beach) & it’s like I’m a kid but I am still listening to this amazing stuff. Great show Evan.
Avatar 10:22pm
Holly in NC:

Missed this at the time too...this was what "bad kids" listeneed to (see also Aerosmith, Kiss)

@John - more good thoughts heading to dog!
  10:24pm
john:

Aww, thanks, Holly, and to you Evan on both counts! Seventeen and fighting!
  10:26pm
Carmichael:

I was out of high school by 76, and I was the coolest MF'er around. Wow, how times have changed. Boz Scaggs even broke out solo!
  10:26pm
PJ:

Hearing Lido and The Boys are Back in Town back to back, you can hear how the backbeat is the same.
  10:26pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

Love Silk Degrees
  10:27pm
Carmichael:

@PJ: the backseat is the same, too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28pm
efd:

@PJ it's almost like I planned it that way!
Avatar 10:29pm
Holly in NC:

Now I am dancing!!!!
Avatar 10:32pm
Holly in NC:

Paul Zone?! I am so excited!!!! Yay Evan!
  10:33pm
PJ:

@efd Somebody should give you a DJing gig!
Avatar 10:37pm
Danne D:

Hey EFD :) Hey everyone :) Hey Holly :)
Avatar 10:38pm
Joe B:

agree, no DH! ditch it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38pm
Uncle Michael:

Hear here!
Avatar 10:41pm
Danne D:

Dave Parker had one of the best outfielder arms ever.
  10:43pm
Marc:

Only true baseball fans consider the DH an abomination.
Avatar 10:43pm
Joe B:

great book Dan. Loved it!
Avatar 10:44pm
Danne D:

Sad reality is that if they standardize the leagues, it'll be the NL going to the DH :(
  10:44pm
Carmichael:

Omar Moreno was my favorite Pirate.
Avatar 10:45pm
Danne D:

Never should have changed the hats
Avatar 10:46pm
Joe B:

if they are gonna keep the DH, whoever it is should have to bat 9th, and can't come out of the game. if he does, pitcher has to bat
Avatar 10:47pm
Danne D:

The only thing that gives a chance at the DH getting eliminated is a rise in middle reliever salaries :)
  10:49pm
Tim Lincecum:

Who you callin honkey?
Avatar 10:49pm
Joe B:

Boz Skaggs actually played IN Jersey City in the summer of 1976, opening for the Eagles at Roosevelt Stadium. Kiss also played there in the summer of 76. Both shows were in July
Avatar 10:50pm
Joe B:

whoops mispelled Scaggs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51pm
Uncle Michael:

We saw Boz at the Chicago Theatre in '76...Southside Johnny and the Jukes opened. My mom, my brother and me. You shoulda seen my little brothers eyes when my mom took a joint from some stranger, took a hit, shrugged and passed it to me.
Avatar 10:53pm
dB from Oakland:

That is a very 1970s story Uncle Michael :)
Avatar 10:53pm
dB from Oakland:

Black Cojack is my new favorite song.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54pm
Uncle Michael:

Thanks for being on Evan's show, Dan!
Avatar 10:57pm
Danne D:

C W McCall :D
Avatar 10:58pm
Danne D:

Surprised you didn't play 1976 by the Baseball Project, Evan :)
Avatar 10:58pm
dB from Oakland:

CB radio, the original internet.
  10:58pm
john:

Great show, guys! And Evan, thank you for being the only DJ on WFMU who can play Convoy without irony.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:59pm
Uncle Michael:

I could go on and on about this record but I will just mention that Chip Davis of "Fresh Aire" fame wrote the music.
  10:59pm
Ignore Function:

I walked all the way across the room to favorite "Convoy".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:00pm
Uncle Michael:

Mr. Mannheim Steamroller, himself.
Avatar 11:00pm
Danne D:

You could tell it was long time ago - tolls in New Jersey were a dime.
Avatar 11:00pm
dB from Oakland:

Where did "negatory" come from? I always found that a hilarious vernacular.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
Uncle Michael:

Omaha?! (they were all from Omaha)
Avatar 11:01pm
Danne D:

And there it is :D
This is such a perfect song :D
  11:03pm
Ignore Function:

I'm seeing Baseball Project play a house show in August! I can hardly believe it.
Avatar 11:03pm
Danne D:

where at Iggy? Is this in North Jersey?
Avatar 11:04pm
Danne D:

(at a house they've played before?)
  11:05pm
Ignore Function:

Wisconsin. I don't know if it's a house show tour.
Avatar 11:07pm
Danne D:

probably not - at least probably not by design. I'm on the e-mail list for said house but thought maybe it somehow slipped by me
Avatar 11:07pm
dB from Oakland:

Somebody in Redd Kross is throwing in a great Gene Simmons imitation.
Avatar 11:10pm
Danne D:

I just remember how literally everything was painted red white and blue like everywhere - fire hydrants, curbs, buildings everything
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:10pm
Uncle Michael:

Sounded like Paul Stanley to me!
  11:11pm
Carmichael:

Wasn't there a band simply called "Baseball" in the 70s? Or is my brain messing with me AGAIN???
  11:11pm
ScottC:

that's right! Fidrich got killed on his farm when a motor fell on him - right?
Avatar 11:11pm
fleep:

[Waits for notes from Droll]
  11:12pm
ScottC:

Fidrych...
Avatar 11:14pm
Danne D:

Cheap Trick or Treat - A Helloween/Cheap Trick tribute band?
Avatar 11:15pm
dB from Oakland:

I'm distantly related to the lady who plays drums for Guns N'Hoses ... it's what you think it is :)
Avatar 11:18pm
Joe B:

Baseball Project Aug 3 at Asbury Lanes!
Avatar 11:18pm
Danne D:

Thanks Joe B!!!
  11:19pm
Carmichael:

If they were from Canada, they would be Guns
Avatar 11:19pm
Danne D:

and Hosers :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:20pm
Uncle Michael:

I think there should be a band made up of Cheap Trick's second bass player, Kiss' second drummer and the Chili Pepper's second guitar player. You know what they'd be called.
  11:22pm
Eddy in Australia:

Hey Evan, there's still time to talk about my summer of '76, and the legendary West Indies cricket tour of Australia! (It's all bats and balls, right?)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:23pm
efd:

ha, I'll see if I can pull that together Eddy! :)
  11:24pm
ScottC:

@Uncle Michael : Sloppy Seconds?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:24pm
efd:

Uncle Michael, I'm thinking they'd be called "Who's That?"
Avatar 11:24pm
Danne D:

I think it was called Super Swats '76, right Eddy? :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:25pm
Uncle Michael:

I was looking for "Sloppy Seconds." I'm afraid I can't award you the points.
Avatar 11:25pm
Danne D:

(I meant the cricket tour - I'm assuming there was an LP put out)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:26pm
efd:

ScottC wins!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:27pm
Uncle Michael:

Oops, yes! I missed that.
Avatar 11:28pm
Danne D:

@Uncle Michael, I assume Sammy Hagar fronts that group?
  11:31pm
Eddy in Australia:

@Danne: Explosive Hits '76?
@Evan: No worries, just happy to be listening live again. This time last week I was having surgery - and the bastards refused to play FMU in the operating theatre!
Avatar 11:32pm
Danne D:

@Eddy I was thinking of a specific album from EFD's collection - but couldn't think of the Cricket equivalent of Sox
Avatar 11:32pm
Danne D:

Things went well I hope, Eddy?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:33pm
efd:

Glad to have you back with us, Eddy! Best wishes on a quick recovery.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:36pm
Uncle Michael:

I don't think Sammy's anonymous enough. Besides, I like him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:37pm
Stevel:

That was an awesome set, by the way.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:37pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm heading to bed...night all. Great show, efd. Thanks!
Avatar 11:38pm
Danne D:

Good night Uncle Michael :)
  11:38pm
Eddy in Australia:

@Danne/Evan: Thanks, yep, it was knee surgery. Had it done twice in NY (the other knee) so I'm used to it by now. As my doctor said, I won't be running the marathon anytime soon.
Avatar 11:39pm
Danne D:

is Paul Zone any relation to WFMU fan CalZone! ? :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:41pm
Stevel:

Very much looking forward to next week's show and seeing those photos on the radio! Er...

Seriously.
  11:41pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

You're not going to the Burger fest in July are you?
Avatar 11:42pm
Danne D:

EFD's show is the home of songs quantifying women or girls I've noticed.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:43pm
Ike:

Good to hear "Cardboard Lamb" at the right speed. Heard it at the wrong speed about 12 hours ago. Now it's back to running around the earworm track in my brain at the correct pace.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:43pm
efd:

Sadly not making it out for Burgerfest, Michael.
  11:46pm
Eddy in Australia:

Man 2 Man's Male Stripper was an unlikely hit down here. Didn't realise Paul from The Fast was involved.
Avatar 11:47pm
Loretta:

hi all!! thanks for another stimulating evening... love this show. gonna crash now.
Avatar 11:47pm
Danne D:

Hi/Bye Loretta :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:49pm
efd:

hi Loretta! I think next week's show will be of particular interest to you! :) Sleep well.
Avatar 11:49pm
Loretta:

'till next week Danne D!
  11:50pm
Eddy in Australia:

@Evan: Just been listening to Jack Ruby, from that pre-punk period in NY. Hope they get a run next week.
Avatar 11:50pm
Loretta:

great Evan, looking forward to it!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:52pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Suggestion - let's do 1977 next year!
  11:54pm
Eddy in Australia:

What Ken said.
  Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
12539:

1977 is the year of The Sound of Summer!
  Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
12539:

Thanks EFD & Dan.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
efd:

thanks for listening everyone!
Avatar 11:57pm
Danne D:

Thank you for a fabulous show as always, Evan :) And thanks for playing 1976 :D

Have a great night everyone!
Bye Holly :)
  11:57pm
Eddy in Australia:

Great show, EFD. Man, you got that KTM single quickly!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
jmd:

It wasn't packaged between two pieces of bread?
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