Episode 79: Vietnam War: The Music - Goooooooood Morning Vietnam

American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN) was created as a morale-boosting military radio station for servicemen and women in Vietnam. AFVN broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week for over 10 years; it began broadcasting on August 15, 1962 and ended in March of 1973. At the height of American involvement in the war, Armed Forces Vietnam Network served more than 500,000 fighting men and women at one time. Perhaps the best-known program became the morning "Dawn Buster" program, thanks to the popularity of the sign-on slogan "Gooooood Morning, Vietnam" (which was initiated by Adrian Cronauer (1965) and later became the basis for the film Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) starring Robin Williams). “Good Morning, Vietnam!” (the movie) earned Williams an Oscar nomination as best actor and was his breakout film performance. Among the notable people who were AFVN disc jockeys were "Scotty" Brink, Pat Sajak (Wheel of Fortune - TV), and Denny Woytek (now on WSRQ radio in Sarasota, Florida). -----
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----- You’ll hear:
1) I Get Around by The Beach Boys
2) Nowhere To Run by Martha & The Vandellas
3) Game Of Love by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
4) Sugar & Spice by The Searchers
5) Liar, Liar by The Castaways
6) I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown & The Famous Flames
7) Baby, Please Don't Go by Them
8) Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead by The Marvelettes
9) Five O'Clock World by The Vogues
10) California Sun by The Rivieras
11) Ballad Of A Thin Man (Mr. Jones) by The Grass Roots
12) Don't Worry Baby by The Beach Boys
13) In The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett
14) It's Alright by Adam Faith
15) Yeah, Yeah by Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
16) My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels
17) Puff (The Magic Dragon) by Peter, Paul And Mary
18) Get a Job by The Silhouettes
19) You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes
20) Rawhide by Frankie Laine
21) The Warmth Of The Sun by The Beach Boys
22) What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
23) Cast Your Fate To The Wind by Sounds Orchestral