Mr. Dana Presents

Rumpus Room Radio, May 17, 2026

The Edgar Winter Group's synth-and-sax heavy rock instrumental "Frankenstein" sat at #4 but was gaining rapid momentum to take the #1 crown the very next week. My 17th, 1973. The Playlist Will Be Posted Later Today...  Thanks for listening.  MR DANA PRESENTS ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/mrdanapresents] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587047039348] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/mrdanapresents/] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X [https://x.com/MrDanaPresents]

Martini Lounge/Rumpus Room, May 13th, 2026

The very first number-one song on the Easy Listening chart was "Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton, 1961. The chart was introduced without any special editorial mention, quietly appearing next to the Hot 100 as a 20-position survey. Hour One Johnny Mathis                                 I Only Have Eyes For You Bread                                               Guitar Man The Supremes                                 The Happening Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr            Home To Us Player                                              Givin' It All Lyle Lovett                                       If I Had A Boat Jewel                                               You Were Ment For Me Poco                                                Barbados Michael Stanley                               Rosewood Bitters Brook Benton                                  The Boll Weevil Song Jimmy Buffett                                  In The Shelter Pattie Page                                      Tennesse Waltz Nat King Cole                                  Mona Lisa Paolo Nutini/PHJB                          Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea  Starbuck                                          Moonlight Feels Right Hour Two Stephen Bishop                               It Might Be You Dave Stewart/Candy Dullfer           Lilly Was Here Stevie Wonder                                Master Blaster (Jammin) Jefferson Airplane                          Pretty As You Feel The Fleetwoods                             Come Softly To Me The Manhattan Transfer                That Cat Is High Rocco DeLuca                                Doctor's Lament Ramsey Lewis                                 Hey Mrs. Jones Pilot                                                Magic Jeff Golub                                       Mercy Mercy Me    10cc                                                Dreadlock Holiday Robert Palmer                                Every Kind of People Joni Mitchell                                  Help Me  Squirrel Nut Zippers                      Wash Jones                        mrdanapresents@gmail.com [mrdanapresents@gmail.com] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587047039348] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/mrdanapresents/] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X [https://x.com/MrDanaPresents]

Rumpus Room Radio, May 10, 2026

"Mellow Yellow" is one of Donovan's most famous and misinterpreted songs. I promised another popular theory: is that the title refers to Donovan’s bout with hepatitis in early 1966, which left him jaundiced. Ultimately, Donovan describes the song as being about his own "mellow" and laid-back demeanor, which he achieved through meditation rather than drugs. Hour One The Rolling Stones                                    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Led Zeplin                                                 Good Times Bad Times Bad Company                                           Young Blood Natalie Merchant                                      Space Oddity The New Cars                                            You Might Think Daryl Hall & John Oats                             Did It In A Minute Jeremy & the Harlequins                          Tears of Tammuz The Go-Gos                                               How Much More The Turtles                                                Elenore Silver Convention                                     Get Up and Boogie The Soul of Philly                                     The Statement Haunts The Sylvers                                               Boogie Fever The Jackson 5                                           Dancing Machine The Staple Singers                                    I'll Take You There Robyn Hitchcock                                      My Dead Astronaut Hour Two Dr. Lonnie Smith/Iggy Pop                      Sunshine Superman Eartha Kitt                                                Hurdy Gurdy Man Donovan/Jeff Beck Group                       Trude The Sandpipers                                        Jennifer Juniper Donovan                                                  Mellow Yellow They Might Be Giants                              Get Down Chalk Dinosaur                                         Proper Ventilation Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark        If You Leave Depeche Mode                                        Policy of Truth The Main Ingredient                                Just Don't Want To Be Lonely STYX                                                         Lorelei Fleetwood Mac                                        Rhannon The Police                                                 Walking On The Moon George Harrison                                       Blown Away Donovan                                                  Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) MR DANA PRESENTS ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/mrdanapresents] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587047039348] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/mrdanapresents/] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X [https://x.com/MrDanaPresents]

Martini Lounge/Rumpus Room, May 6th, 2026

Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary: These charts underwent multiple name changes between 1950 and 1999, reflecting the shifting sounds of radio: In the Martini Lounge the playlist recalls all this great music. Hour One Andy Gibb/Olivia Newton John         I Can't Help It Nat King Cole                                     Smile The Association                                  Everything That Touches You Sarah Vaughan                                   Mothing Will Be As It Was Burt Bacharach                                   Bond Street Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway         The Closer I Get To You Steely Dan                                           Deacon Blues Henry Mancini                                    Loose Caboose Susanna Hoffs                                     Happy Together Dionne Warwick                                  Do You Know The Way To San Jose John Klemmer                                     Arabesque Sade                                                    Love Is Stronger Than Pride Michael McDonald                              I Keep Forgetting Diana Schuur                                       I Just Found Out About Love Hour Two The Lovin Spoonful                             Day Dream The Rascals                                         Groovin Sammy Johns                                      Chevy Van The Carpenters                                   Only Yesterday Colin Hay/Men @Work                      It's A Mistake Acoustic Alchemy                               Mr. Chow Louis Prima                                         Banana Split For My Baby Keely Smith                                        On The Sunny Side Of The Street Little River Band                                  It's Been A Long Way There Elton John                                            Rocket Man Joyce Cooling                                      Third Watch The Blackbyrds                                    Walking In Rhythm David Rose                                           Like Young mrdanapresents@gmail.com [mrdanapresents@gmail.com] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587047039348] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/mrdanapresents/] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X [https://x.com/MrDanaPresents]

Rumpus Room Radio, May 03, 2026

May 3, Chicago III had already spent weeks in the Top 10. It was famously kept out of the #1 spot only by the massive Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. A "Triple Threat": Remarkably, on this date, Chicago's first two albums (Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago II) were also still on the charts, meaning the band had three double albums charting simultaneously—a rare feat in music history. Hour One Mikaela Davis                                     Nothins's On The Radio Little Feat                                            Old Folks Boogie The Guess Who                                  No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature Grand Funk Railroad                          The Loco-Motion Glenn Frey                                          Route 66 AJ Croce                                             Better Day Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band    Are You Gonna Rise? Elvis Presley                                        All Shook Up Herman's Hermits                              Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter The Midnight Callers                          Down On My Luck Molly Tuttle                                        Everything Burns Eric Clapton                                        Lay Down Sally Davina and the Vagabonds                Knock Me A Kiss Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle  Oh Ramona Hour Two Chicago                                               Anyway You Want It Chicago                                               Long Time No See Chicago                                               Harry Truman Chicago                                               Old Days The Labra Brothers                              The Move Hot Chocolate                                      Every 1's A Winner Maggie Rose                                       Underestimate Them Vibes                                          Funky Family Isaac and The Soul Machine                Champagne Beth Hart                                              Mean Ole Man Of Mine Stealers Wheel                                      Stuck In The Middle With You Chet Vincent                                         Sweet Mary Donnie Iris                                            That's The Way Love Ought To Be MR DANA PRESENTS ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/mrdanapresents] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON FACEBOOK [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587047039348] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON INSTAGRAM [https://www.instagram.com/mrdanapresents/] RUMPUS ROOM RADIO ON X [https://x.com/MrDanaPresents]