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DJ Sessions: Summer Oldies, From The Beach Boys To Chicago

NPR
Published August 10, 2017 at 1:40 PM EDT
The Beach Boys in 1966 file photo. From left: Al Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson. Classics such as the Beach Boy's "Good Vibrations" and "Summer Nights" from Grease are among the best-loved songs of the summer. (AP)
The Beach Boys in 1966 file photo. From left: Al Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson. Classics such as the Beach Boy's "Good Vibrations" and "Summer Nights" from Grease are among the best-loved songs of the summer. (AP)

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson sits down with his favorite childhood DJ Mike Haile (@mitmradio) of WHMS in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to listen to some classic summer oldies — including tunes from The Beach Boys and Chicago.

Note: We have a Spotify playlist and an Apple Music playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions.

Music From The Segment

The Beach Boys, “Surfin’ USA”

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Chicago, “Saturday in the Park”

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The Beatles, “You Won’t See Me”

The Young Rascals, “Groovin'”

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The Happenings, “See You In September”

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