The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 192 - Bill Trousdale and Everyone's Favorite Songs
Happy Holidays! It's time for end-of-the-year lists, but we've done that one better. Here are some all-time favorite songs from John, Don, and music historian Bill Trousdale! Some are obscure, some familiar - maybe they'll become your favorites, too!
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EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SONG LIST
1. FAVORITE OBSCURE SONG
A song that you love that few people have heard
BILL - "Whoever finds this I love you" - Mac Davis
DON - "WITH MY FACE ON THE FLOOR" - EMMIT RHODES
JOHN - "When I Need You Most of All" - David Buskin
2. FAVORITE OVERLOOKED SONG
A popular song that never made it to the top of the charts but you think should have
BILL - "Get it on" - Chase
DON - "LONG TIME TILL I GET OVER YOU" - LITTLE FEAT
JOHN - "To Love Somebody" - Chambers Brothers
3. FAVORITE INSTRUMENTAL
(There are no words to describe this)
BILL - "Malaguena" - Roy Clark
DON - "EDWARD" - NICKY HOPKINS
JOHN - "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" - Vince Guaraldi Trio
4. FAVORITE NOVELTY TUNE
Goofiness abounds
BILL - "The Screamin Meemees from Planet X" - Merv Griffin
DON - "YOU KNOW MY NAME (LOOK UP THE NUMBER)" - THE BEATLES
JOHN - "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" BY JOHN ARTHUR AND THE NO SCHOOL TODAY CAST
Bill Trousdale is a self-described veteran of radio broadcasting and sales, as well as a "Baby-Boomer Marketer." He was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, and central Pennsylvania. He attended Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and began his broadcasting career at Susquehanna's college station WQSU, where he did color commentary on the first known broadcast of a Hearts tournament. From there, he worked at stations in Towanda, PA, Franklin, NJ, Elmira, NY, Lancaster, PA, and York, PA. He worked weekends at WPEN in Philadelphia before landing at WKBO in Harrisburg, where he worked with Don for a couple of years. Bill finished his radio career as a salesman for a number of stations in central Pennsylvania. He is founder and president of the Pennsylvania Museum of Music and Broadcast History.
