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playlist courtesy of The Dr. Demento Show, with very special thanks to Michael Pearce of Portland, Oregon, for archiving the original recording

The Dr. Demento Show (live on KPPC) - January 28, 1971 (9p-11p)

NOTE: This is the first Dr. Demento show that was two hours long. Prior to this they were an hour long.
NOTE: At this point, Dr. Demento's show was a segment of Steven Segal's show on KPPC.
NOTE: The first 3 sets (everything prior to the first CONTEST) are missing from the aircheck tape.

Mini-Salad: [not on aircheck]
• Another Op'nin', Another Show - Kiss Me Kate Original Broadway Cast [not on aircheck]
• Henrietta - Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats [not on aircheck]
• Primrose Lane - Jerry Wallace w/ The Jewels [not on aircheck]
• The Big Beat - Fats Domino [not on aircheck]
• Blame It On The Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme [not on aircheck]
• The Blob - The Five Blobs [not on aircheck]
• Runaway - Del Shannon [not on aircheck]
• Blame It On The Bossa Nova (slowed down) - Eydie Gorme [not on aircheck]
• Shoppin' For Clothes (complete) - The Coasters [not on aircheck]

Bumble Boogie - Jack Fina/Freddy Martin [not on aircheck]
Jack The Bellboy - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra [not on aircheck]
Walkin' The Blues - Jack Dupree [not on aircheck]
Everybody Ought To Make A Change - Sleepy John Estes [not on aircheck]

Sh-Boom - The Chords [not on aircheck]
Up On The Mountain - The Magnificents [not on aircheck]
The Letter - Vernon Green & The Medallions [not on aircheck]
Rumble - Link Wray [not on aircheck]

CONTEST: What is the group's name who did the R&B vocal record "Chicken"/"Cool Short" on the Titan label? Answer and you will win the record. (Answer: The Olympics)

The Minnesota Polka:
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (live) - Augie Garcia Quintet
• Went To See The Gypsy - Bob Dylan
• Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
• The Driving Of The Year Nail - Leo Kottke
• Suzie Baby - Bobby Vee & The Shadows
• Pedro - The Del-Valaros
• Hi Ho Silver - Augie Garcia Quintet
• Ah, So! - The Highlights
• Liar, Liar - The Castaways
• Run, Run, Run - The Gestures
• Stealin' - Bob Dylan
• My Little Old Shack In Minneapolis, Minnesota - Yogi Yorgesson w/ Johnny Duffy & The Scandahoovians
• Linin' Track - Koerner, Ray & Glover
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• Linin' Track - Koerner, Ray & Glover
• Can't Sit Down - The Voodoo Men
• Sun's Wail - Koerner, Ray & Glover
• Switchblade - Ron Thompson & The Broughams
• Surfin' Bird (slowed down in middle) - The Trashmen
• Once Upon A Melody - T.C. Atlantic
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• Once Upon A Melody - T.C. Atlantic
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• Once Upon A Melody - T.C. Atlantic
• Triangles - Danny's Reasons
• Of Paupers And Poets - White Lightning
• Mindbreaker - The Litter
• The Crusher - The Novas
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• The Crusher - The Novas
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• The Crusher - The Novas
• Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
• The Crusher - The Novas
• Went To See The Gypsy - Bob Dylan
• The Crusher - The Novas
• The Minnesota Polka - "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt
• The Crusher (repeats at end) - The Novas

Paul Lagos & Don "Sugarcane" Harris in-studio guests

• Pink Champagne - Don & Dewey

CONTEST: What label did "Paradise Hill" by Johnny Flamingo (written by Duke Ellington) appear on in the 1950s? Answer and you will win the record. (Answer: Specialty)
Ain't We Crazy - Haywire Mac (Harry McClintock)
When The Atom Bomb Fell - Karl & Harty
Hitler Lives - Herman the Hermit

Rock Salad (requests from two weeks ago):

• Work With Me Annie - The Royals
• One Meat Ball - Josh White
• Work With Me Annie - The Royals
• Baby Scratch My Back - Slim Harpo
• ? - ?
• Shoo Doo-Bee Doo (My Loving Baby) - Bobby Lester & The Moonlighters
• Starlight, Starbright - Linda Scott
• Swinging On A Star - Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ The Bryan Sisters
• The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
• Swinging On A Star - Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ The Bryan Sisters
• Kookie's Mad Pad - Edd Byrnes
• Tequila - The Champs (w/ Dr. Demento saying "milk")
• Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins (w/ brief Kookie's Mad Pad - Edd Byrnes)
• I'm The Greatest - Cassius Clay
• Dr. Demento asks "Our rock 'n' roll fisticuffs question for today: And what did Cassius Clay say when Pat Meehan, the Temple City mailman, came knocking at Mr. Clay's door with a letter from the Selective Service office?"
• Mailman Blues - Lloyd Price
• Swinging On A Star (briefly backwards, then forwards) - Freddie Slack & His Orchestra w/ The Bryan Sisters
• Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Margaret Young

You Mean Everything To Me - The Spades
CLOSING: Harlem Nocturne (early fade) - The Viscounts