The World of Folk Music was an interesting show. First Oscar Brand did a conventional Folkie show, then the ones I've heard were great profiles of country music. A couple of weeks ago someone asked for one. A few days ago, Dan sent one. I can take a hint. Take a listen to Hugh Jeffrey tell the story of Merle Haggard.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Monday, December 25, 2017
John Doremus 1967
Great music, wonderful stories, and... that voice. John Doremus was one amazing talent.
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1967,
John Doremus
Joe Ferguson 1983
Joe Ferguson is back with some memories of 1983. Thanks again Joe for sharing these!!!
I was just finishing up at SCN Panama when this aired. Good times!
Joe is joining the team at http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com Give a listen.
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1983,
Joe Ferguson
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Bolero Time - Christmas 1964
Vance Graham did some very neat radio here, celebrating the Latino culture at Christmas
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1964,
Bolero Time,
Christmas,
Vance Graham,
Victor
Monday, December 18, 2017
Mary Helen Barro 1983
I remember the Canal Zone.. It sure would be nice to stretch out on the beach. Mary Helen Barro has the music. You'll have to bring a beverage.
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1983,
Mary Helen Barro
Hootenavy 1967
The services had a lot of recruiting shows running on US stations. Several of those were picked up by AFRTS. WSMs Ralph Emery did "Hootenavy", today with Ferlin Husky.
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1967,
Hootenavy,
Ralph Emery
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Charlie Tuna Christmas 1978
Christmas away from home could be a difficult time, Charlie and the rest of the team made home not quite so far away. I'm off to the mess hall for lobster...
Here's Charlie Tuna and a 1978 Christmas show.
Charlie Tuna Christmas 1978
More Charlie Tuna
We're running 24 hour Christmas Shows at http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com with Roger Carroll, Ira Cook, Chris Noel and more.
More Charlie Tuna
We're running 24 hour Christmas Shows at http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com with Roger Carroll, Ira Cook, Chris Noel and more.
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1978,
Charlie Tuna,
Christmas
Joe Allison - 1967
First couple of minutes on this are a little rough, but Joe has a nice show here. Rich Green from AFRTS Kwajelein visits with Joe
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1967,
Joe Allison
Ed Masters, International Man Of Mystery
I was paging through an AFKN yearbook. I knew all of the places and some of the people. Ed Masters I've always wondered about. Ed came to AFKN from FEN (prior to John Buey) during the Korean War, was there when I was 25 years later. Well over 30 years as a DAC is a story in itself. Ed's legs were were handicapped. He never was. His pain had him awake and monitoring the network 24 hours a day. I'd make a mistake. Ed's on the batphone patiently explaining how to do it correctly. I learned a lot. At the time it was said that he was a rising star in radio, his niece said that a motorcycle accident put an end to that. Normally such things are easy enough to get details about. Ed just seems to start with the Korean war,
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AFKN,
Ed Masters
All That Jazz 1968
Sometimes there's a show with zero information. Jack Taylor was playing some smoky jazz in the 1960s
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1968,
All That Jazz,
Jack Taylor
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Bobby Troup 1968
Bobby Troup in MASH
Well, here's something we've never heard before. Bobby Troup was an actor, musician, DJ and husband to Julie London. He did a show for AFRTS:
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1968,
Bobby Troup
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Wolfman Jack 1975
I was visiting a radio pal "Somewhere I have a Wolfman ET, want it?" That's an easy question. The disk was trashed and I've spent most of a year trying to get it to track. The recruiting shows were recorded at the big deal recording studios rather than AFRTS. Wolf is on a tear...
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1975,
Wolfman Jack
Roger Carroll 1976
Here's some more fun from Hollywood with Roger Carroll! Roger has been a part of this crazy business since the 1940s. Now, internet streaming http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com
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1976,
Roger Carroll
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Andy Mansfield 1963
Andy Mansfield loved his oldies, but when you start doing an oldies show in the 1950s we hear big band and before. His first show was with his wife but always it was some of his favorites from his collection.
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1963,
Andy Mansfield
Roland Bynum 1980
Time for some soulin' with Roland. Roland still makes the magic at KJLH, Los Angeles.
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1980,
Roland Bynum
Bill Stewart 1968
Bill loved his jazz. For a while he was a very successful rock jock but this was his music. He was having a "Musical Bill Affair" well into the 1970s.
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1968,
Bill Stewart
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Jim Pewter 1978
PV2 Jim Pewters and Jill St John in Korea 1964. Jill was with the Bob Hope show. Copyright Playground Productions. Courtesy Jim Pewter.
Jim Pewter has your favorite oldies. These guys did such a great job with Command Information. I was just listening to this one and realized I had spent a minute being interested in a spot about hepatitis . I would have been in Korea around this time. Street vendors, things swimming in the water. I did avoid the tattoo parlors..
Jim is also part of the greatest airteam ever at http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com
The music's great. C'mon down to the malt shop..
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1978,
AFKN,
Jim Pewter
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Don Tracy 1980
Welcome back Don Tracy. Just to learn about his audience Don took a vacation out of his own pocket, to visit Germany and meet us. We will hear more from Don Tracy. Good stuff. It's Thursday!
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Joe Ferguson 1983
Thank you once again Joe Ferguson for sharing your shows with us. 1983 was a great year for me, finishing up in Panama. Quite a tour.
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1983,
Joe Ferguson
Monday, October 30, 2017
Mary Helen Barro 1983
Celebrate with a 1983 show with Mary Helen Barro y la musica mejor!
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1983,
Mary Helen Barro
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Charlie Tuna 1983
A few years ago a friend of mine was visiting family in Duluth MN. I was texted "Charlie Tuna's on the radio up here!!!" Charlie had a syndicated show heard from coast to coast (through Black Card).
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1983,
Charlie Tuna
Joe Allison 1969
Joe Allison is back with another hour of your country favorites. Hello Dottie West...
Labels:
1969,
Country Corner,
Joe Allison
Monday, October 23, 2017
America's Popular Music 1961
Andy and Virginia Mansfield
Andy did a bunch of shows, starting with Turn Back the Clock, America's Popular Music. I wouldn't surprise me if there were others. It's a great look at the earliest popular music.
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1961,
America's Popular Music,
Andy Mansfield
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Roland Bynum 1980
The Detroit born Roland first got to Los Angeles in 1967 at KGFJ to replace the "Magnificent Montague" eventually rising to Program Director. 1998 started a long run at Stevie Wonder's KJLH. Time for a "good Bynum". Roland is back with memories of 1980.
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1980,
Roland Bynum
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Bill Stewart 1968
Time for a musical Bill affair (Listen to the jingle). Bill was still with us in the late 70s with a neat brew of swing. Bill was the one on "Quarter Century of Swing" for AFRTS. We lost Bill in 1993 to heart failure. Bill graced KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75.
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1968,
Bill Stewart
Jim Pewter 1982
Our AFKN brother Jim Pewter is back with another oldies party from the malt shop! If it starts with Louie, Louie it's gotta be great!
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1982,
Jim Pewter
Thursday, October 12, 2017
GI Jive 1945
When AFRTS worked best, it was the Voice Of Home, a place to remember. Nowhere was that easier to see than by the presentation of women. During WWII Martha Wilkerson was GI Jill, a friendly neighbor. In the 1950s it was Rebel Randall. In the 1960s Chris Noel was very much a product of the times. Here's GI Jill:
Monday, October 9, 2017
Chris Noel - 1968
Chris is okay after the nasty weather in Florida! To celebrate Chris Noel's book "A Blonde Bomb Goes To Vietnam" (get a copy by clicking here , proceeds benefit Chris's veterans shelter "Ceasefire House"), it's time for A Date With Chris.
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1968,
Chris Noel,
Date With Chris
AF Teen Thirty
The Frankfurt American High School started a radio club amongst students who were interested and we produced and aired a weekly radio program on AFN Frankfurt. I believe the first year was the 1961-62 school year and they would bus us from the school out to the castle in Hochst where the studios were located and we would record the program. I believe it aired on the weekend. There was music, school activities news and sports news. The first faculty adviser to the radio club was the speech and drama teacher, Catherine Rotter and she was great fun.
In the castle along with the studios, there also were barracks and an AFN club with a bar and pub food. My senior year, 62-63 I was the president of the club.
Imagine the effect on an impressionable teen, interested in learning something about radio. Having the opportunity to go to a real life castle with big gates and real turrets too was an amazing experience. And then, throw in studios just stuffed with all this nifty Grundig and Telefunken broadcast gear and all the AFN pro’s we got to work with.. I was hooked!
Little did I know I would never work in another radio station that had its own bar complete with pub food; =) Or one that had a turret either.
Regards,
Joe
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1965,
AFN,
AFN Frankfurt,
Teen Thirty
John Doremus 1969
Talk about a voice. John Doremus was an Easy listening giant. In the states he was probably the first voice of music in flight. Had nightly radio shows on the biggest AM stations for the airlines, and did his show for AFRTS. Music for the dinner hour...
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1969,
John Doremus
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Gene Price 1975
From 1975 Gene Price has the reasons you should join todays Army! These were done for Roger Carroll's company and were a centerpiece of Sunday morning radio listening. Gene, Roland Bynum, Robert W. Morgan, Billy Pearl and Roger himself.
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1975,
Gene Price
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Continental Varieties 1960
Here's Dick Crawford with some dinnertime Music of the Continent. Today the highlight is on the Americans. Dick did the show from the late 50s until the mid-60s. I can see a lot of Colonels grooving...
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1960,
Continental Varieties,
Dick Crawford
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Charlie Tuna - 1984
Greatest (disk) jockey
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1984,
Charlie Tuna
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Wolfman Jack 1983
And to top things off, the weekend begins with a Friday show. I just read Border Radio, a great book about the beginnings of the Mexican border blasters. In a nutshell, the guys who were best were paid by the amounts of products they sold. This guy could sell...
Labels:
1983,
Wolfman Jack
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
AFN Berlin - Tom Adams 1990
The tapes a little beat up, but from Berlin Tom Adams plays them for you...
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1990,
AFN,
AFN Berlin,
Tom Adams
Turn Back the Clock 1958
Andy and Virginia Mansfield share some highlights of their record collection, and they're excited about it. That always makes for great listening. Andy had to build special shed to store his collection. Hmmm...
Andy went on to do other shows for AFRTS for many years.
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1958,
Andy Mansfield,
Turn Back the Clock
Monday, September 25, 2017
Roger Carroll 1969
It's Monday. Won't you join us for the Best Sounds In Town? If you haven't heard yet, I'm working with Roger on his internet streaming radio station. http://rogercarrollbestsoundsintown.com features classic Roger Carroll shows and Roland Bynum, Gene Price, Jim Pewter, Chris Noel, Ira Cook and shows from Robert W Morgan, Wink Martindale and Billy Pearl. All done and told sounds a lot like when I heard these guys the first time. You're invited!
Roger was with the network for a long, long time. We're glad to make this available.
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1969,
Roger Carroll
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Bill Stewart 1970
Bill Stewart was another of the KMPC talent that had the AFRTS gig, He was the Bill of the KMPC jingle..."Ira, Johnny, Bill and Dick!" Bill graced LA playing his mixture of Swing, jazz and MOR at several great stations.
KMPC, 1951-59; KGIL, 1965-66; KRHM, 1966 and 1969; KGIL, 1973-75. For Armed Forces Radio he hosted "A Quarter Century of Swing." In 1969, the 30-year veteran was honored with a concert at the Palladium. For 20 years he did in-flight airline music programming. Bill died in 1993 of congestive heart failure.
Bill Stewart - 1970
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1970,
Bill Stewart
Jim Pewter 1973
Welcome back Jim Pewter, we did go to different high schools together (I live about 5 miles from where Jim grew up). Jim was in the Army, was at AFKN and then the magic began.
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1973,
Jim Pewter
Friday, September 22, 2017
Don Tracy 1980
It's Don Tracy with another hour of favorites. I'm still in suspense. Don has some things coming up that could be good. But right now, Don Tracy!
Chris Noel 1968
Chris Noel with Lawrence Welk
Chris Noel was an amazing talent. Let's go back to 1968 for a Date With Chris.
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1968,
Chris Noel,
Date With Chris
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Joe Ferguson 1983
In 1983 AFRTS reached out to jocks all over the country to record series of shows for the troops. Joe Ferguson from Portland (OR) was one of the guys to contribute great shows. A while back Joe shared his shows with us. They are a bunch of fun...
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1983,
Joe Ferguson
John Doremus 1968
Amazing set of pipes and smooth. John Doremus had evening music for many years. Similar to what Jim Ameche did earlier and what Pete Smith did later but smoother and bigger. He had recorded Music Through the Night shows sponsored by the airlines that ran on the biggest AM clear channel stations in the country. He also was the one that started syndicating in flight music.
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1968,
John Doremus
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Gene Price 1992
Gene Price, Charlie Tuna and Jim Pewter
Gene Price has another hour of your country favorites. Gene had some recent health issues and is bouncing right back. It's like the Country Express! Prayers.
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1992,
Gene Price
Mary Helen Barro - 1983
Warm up your day with musica latina from Mary Helen Barro.
Labels:
1983,
Mary Helen Barro
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Wolfman Jack 1980
Young Wolfman probably at AM daytimer soul station KUXL Minneapolis. Did he ever do a bad show? It's 1980 and Wolf rocks the world...
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1980,
Wolfman Jack
Sunday, September 17, 2017
AFKN 1970 - Dave Massa

Well AFKN in Seoul is on it's way to being closed. A while back Dave Massa sent a memory, a 1970 AFKN Munsan aircheck. It's time for "Mail From Home" Here's a nice history from 1970 the AFKN story
AFKN Munsan 1970 - Dave Massa
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1970,
AFKN,
Dave Massa
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