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By 1965 Joe Allison had it down and brought the music worldwide. Let's start out with that good new singer from Nashville, David Houston.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Monday, October 2, 2023
Roger Carroll 1969
Our friend KMPC good guy Roger Carroll is back from a 1969 Thursday. Roger sent his collection of shows to the blog to be shared. I'm very grateful for such wonderful radio.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Friday, September 29, 2023
Jim Pewter 1976
Jim shared this 1969 picture with Al Jardine of the Beach Boys.
Picture was taken at AFRTS and is copyrighted Playground Productions.
Used with permission.
I'm thinking SUMMERTIME, cue the Jaymies, Billy Stewart or Eddie Cochran. Jim Pewter knew these things. Every day an encylopedia of the music. I learned a lot.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Chris Noel 1970
Here's Chris Noel with another hour of great music and memories.
Chris is on facebook, you should say "hi"!
What were your memories of the show?
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Ronnie Landry 1959
Ron Landry was later a part of Hudson and Landry. He started in radio in 1954 at WJMA in Orange, VA. After a few years the lights of Roanoke called. 1958 Ron was drafted into the army and worked for AFRTS in NY. Private E2 Ronnie Landry was picked up by the network.
When he left the military, it was the big time, WDRC, WBZ. 1969 he conquered Los Angeles.
Friday, September 22, 2023
Charlie Tuna 1976
KCBQs Charlie Tuna and the winners
Charlie was the wakeup voice to the world for a quarter century. Taught a lot of us how to do it better. On todays show a visit with Lily Tomlin...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Joe Allison 1963
Joe Allison was a songwriter, performer, record company executive and a DJ. Joe came along around the time of "Modern Country" and was responsible for modernizing "Hillbilly" radio. It was great. I just remastered this, enjoy.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Roger Carroll 1972
From 1972 Roger has the latest on your opportunities in the USAF. It's the the best sounds in town!
Monday, September 18, 2023
Melody Roundup - Roy Acuff
Melody Roundup was the "country show", In the 1940s many local stations did live country programs. Sometimes they'd send copies to AFRS. The network would edit these to fit in the 15 minute program.
Roy Acuff was country music from WWII until well through the 1980s. Lets visit Roy in 1945.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Roland Bynum 1979
So when in you're in Los Angeles, or streaming Los Angeles radio our friend Roland Bynum is making it happen weekends on Stevie Wonder's KJLH Saturday mornings from 6-8 (Los Angeles time). Click here
But in 1979, Roland rocked the world for AFRTS!
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Chris Noel 1968
Just had a nice chat with Chris. Great lady. "The Voice of Home" at it's absolute best.
You should read her story "Vietnam and Me", Chris's republished first book. Highly recommended.
The face of home to thousands of Vietnam era troops was Chris Noel. She has spent the past several years running a homeless shelter for vets, in Florida "Ceasefire House" click here. Our less fortunate brothers need your help. Please consider helping.
A few years ago Chris sent her collection of shows to us so that we could hear them again. Thanks Chris!!!
Here's a memory of 1968...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Charile Tuna 1976
Charlie was the wakeup voice to the world for a quarter century. Taught a lot of us how to do it better. On todays show a visit with Lily Tomlin...
Joe Allison 1968
Couple of years ago I found many of these programs. Joe's style was a graceful transition from Hillbilly to modern country. Mr Allison was a songwriter, music executive and a bit of a philosopher.
Country Corner - 1968
More Joe Allison
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Roger Carroll 1970
Roger's back with a 1970 visit. On today's broadcast Roger gets a mola from SCN, wonder if it's still around. He's really having fun on this one, enjoy!
Friday, September 8, 2023
Roland Bynum 1982
This would have been a disk that I would have played way back when. Roland Bynum soulin through a Wednesday in 1982... Good Bynum!
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Chuck Cecil Big Band Countdown 1979
Chuck Cecil started playing the music of "The Swingin Years"s on KFI in the late 50s. Those oldies were popular and he was on AFRTS in 1960. On the Big Band Countdown, Chuck would pick a time and Count 'em down. The show ran well into the 1980s.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The Philippines, Pearl of the Orient 1947
Monday, September 4, 2023
Gary Owens 1969
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From the "familiar love theme" to the ongoing silliness. Gary did some wonderful radio. Gery's last big job was the announcer on AntennaTV. On this show Gary has some guest to talk about old movies. He'll be missed.
Charlie Tuna 1983
Charlie with the Gibb brothers
Los Angeles radio is Charlie Tuna. Charlie went from KOMA to WMEX then one of then to KHJ and made that happen. Charlie went to the network in 1971 and was there until the change in 1976. Woke a lot of people.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Chris Noel 1967
Chris Noel did the shows, then toured and brought a Date With Chris worldwide. This is from the very first week of shows. Thanks again Chris!
Monday, August 28, 2023
Craig Miller 1975 AFN
Bands have traded on famous names for years, at SCN we had the Platters visit (Hollywood Brown had been with them since 1967 and was the senior). The Supremes were supposed to have stopped by. it was the early 80s, the group was some cute kids who probably weren't even born when they had their first hits.
Craig Miller tries to get to the bottom of the "Original Drifters"
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Joe Allison 1968
Joe Allison brought a lot to country music, writing classic country songs in the 1950s and 60s. In 1946 Tex Ritter recorded Joe's "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door". It was a top five hit. 1949 was his arrival in Nashville with shows on both WSM and WSIX. Later a very successful recording executive.
We had Joe in the 1960s. He brought a one-to-one style which wasn't common in country radio at the time.
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Roger Carroll 1974
I'm very grateful to Roger. Decades of service to the troops then donating a lot of his shows so that we remember together.
The military had done recruiting shows with DJs since WWII but Roger had put together a deal with the top LA talent and they sounded great.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Roland Bynum 1973
Roland Bynum has the party and the lowdown on opportunities in Today's Air Force! THese were done for Roger Carroll Enterprises and heard all over.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Chuck Cecil 1983
Chuck Cecil has a special Swingin Years. Today it's airchecks of the bands performing live.
Chuck Cecil had a quarter century run with the music of the 1930s-50s. That sounds like such a long time ago but then it was the best memories of 30 years ago. This year Chuck retired. The Swingin Years had been a feature of Los Angeles radio for six decades...
Friday, August 18, 2023
Suspense 1963
We ran "old time" radio well into the 1980s. There were places where we didn't have television. Sometimes it was classic. Suspense was classic.
This is a 1964 rebroadcast of this show:
Suspense. May 26, 1957. "The Big Day". Which is the fastest car on Earth? The Stanley Steamer of course! A humorous story about the man who proves it! John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan.
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