Jazz Book 1962

 

One of America's great exports was jazz.  We've played a lot of it on AFRTS.  In 1962  Bill Kelly opened the pages of the "Jazz Book" with some wonderful music.  When I had the bigband show in Minneapolis Stan Kenton was one of my first guests.  Wonderful artist, great musician.  Give a listen.

Jazz Book 1962

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Jazz Festival 1967

 

This must have been quite the gig, Jazz Festival was an AFRTS production.  It was hosted by Marine Sgt Dan Doherty.  Would you have more information about him?

Jazz Festival - 1967

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Jazz Beat 1985

 

We played a lot of jazz well into the 1980s and spread the music worldwide. In 1986 Laura Lee hosted the Jazz Beat, give a listen:

AFRTS Jazz Beat with Laura Lee 1985

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Bill Stewart 1969

  

Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and Leonard Feather

Bill Stewart swung.  He played a lot of the best of jazz.  AFRTS had a lot of famous guests on the radio shows.  Leonard Feather had a unique role in the history of jazz, responsible for a lot of legendary recordings.  By the 1950s he was documenting the "Encyclopedia of Jazz" with a lot of first hand knowledge and friendships.  In 1969 volume two had come out and Leonard made an appearance on the Bill Stewart show..

Bill Stewart - 1969

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Jazz International 1960

 

There's always been great jazz on AFRTS,  Howard Leucroft hosts Buddy Collette.  Here's some great music.

Jazz International - Buddy Collette

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Just Jazz 1949

 

Gene Norman was one of the first AFRS jocks, in the 40s and 50s he was a big jazz promoter and record company owner and always had some time for us.  This is magic a 1949 performance with Louis Armstrong and the all-stars.

Just Jazz - 1949

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All That Jazz 1968

Sometimes there's a show with zero information.  Jack Taylor was playing some smoky jazz in the 1960s

All That Jazz - 1968

Laura Lee - 1986

Jazz was an important part of the network, even into the 1980s.  Laura Lee kept it alive with The Jazz Beat.

Jazz Beat - Laura Lee 1986

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FEN Schedule - 1985

Mon to Fri

05:05 Harry Newman

06:05 Local Live

07:00 News/Sports/Paul Harvey

07:30 Local Live

09:05 Charlie Tuna

10:05 Don Tracy

11:05 Local Live

12:00 News/Sports/Commentary

13:05 Gene Price

14:05 Larry McKay

15:05 Mary Turner

16:05 Local Live

18:00 News/Sports/Commentary

19:05 Music Network

21:05 Radio Theater

21:30 Jim Pewter

22:05 Wolfman Jack

23:05 Phil Harvey

23:30 Jazz Beat

00:10 East Of Midnight (from FEN Tokyo)

02:05 Roland Bynum

03:05 Charlie Tuna

04:05 Mary Turner

04:30 Jim Pewter



Sat

05:05 Swinging Years

06:05 Weekender

07:00 News/Sports/Paul Harvey

07:30 Weekender

09:05 American Country Countdown

12:00 News/Sports

12:30 East Of Eden

13:05 American Top 40

17:05 The Swinging Years

18:05 Golden Days Of Radio

19:05 Off The Record

20:00 Live From Gilley's

21:05 All That Jazz

22:05 The Count Down (Walt Love)

00:05 Sign On/East Of Midnight

02:05 American Top 40



Sun

05:05 All That Jazz

06:05 The Golden Days Of Radio

07:05 Weekender

08:30 Focus On The Family

09:05 Amen Corner

10:05 Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir

10:30 Celebration

11:05 Open Door

11:30 Protestant Hour

12:00 News/Sports

12:30 Love On The Rock

13:05 Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember

16:05 Viva

18:00 News/Sports

18:30 FEN Adventure Theater

19:05 Musical

21:05 The Fusion Move

22:05 Prime Cuts

23:05 King Biscuit Flower Hour

Laura Lee - 1986

 

 

Laura Lee kept it very jazzy with the Jazz Beat.

 

Laura Lee - Jazz Beat 1986

Jasin Street 1971

  

Jay with Joi Lancing

So sometimes it's still a surprise.  I just received a bundle of disks and in there was "Jasin Street".  Never heard of it.  Jay Jasin (Herman Jasinski) started jocking in the late 40s, mostly through the Midwest.  By 1962 he had teamed with Jim Ameche to syndicate a jazz show.  Around then he started acting and was in Spinout and Hillbillies in A Haunted House. In 1971 it was traditional jazz on AFRTS.  We lost Jay in 1984.

Jasin Street - 1971

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Laura Lee - 1986

 

Laura Lee brought us jazz worldwide on Jazzbeat.  After a long day it was great.

Jazzbeat - 1986

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Finch Bandwagon 1968

 

In the late 50s, Bill Finch was producing a big band show in Colorado Springs. By the late 60s The "Finch Bandwagon" was on AFRTS, with a mixture of the Big Bands and smooth jazz.  

Finch Bandwagon - 1968
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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.

Bill Stewart - 1968

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Laura Lee 1986

Laura Lee brought us jazz worldwide on Jazzbeat.  After a long day it was great.

Jazzbeat - 1986

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Downbeat 1946

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By 1946 Gene Norman (remember GNP records?)was building quite the name as a jazz promoter.  He was also doing Downbeat for AFRTS

Downbeat - 1946

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

 

Young Mary Helen

Some latin jazz, some salsa, the occasional ranchero.  Here's Mary Helen Barro.

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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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:

Bobby Troup's Jazz Time

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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.

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Mary Helen Barro 1983

 

Much of the country is going to the dying heaves of winter.  A little salsa, some Latin jazz and the occasional ranchero.  I need that.

Mary Helen Barro - 1983

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