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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
AFKN New Year 1970
Happy New Year 1946
Happy 1946! In 1945 the network assembled the top bands in the country to celebrate the win:
New Year's Dancing Party. December 31, 1945. AFRS origination. Happy New Year's from bands around the country. An assembled program. Harry James and His Orchestra, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Henry King and His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Les Brown and His Orchestra, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra, Louis Prima and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra, Don Wilson
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Andy Mansfield 1964
It wasn't really a big band show, it was the oldies from 20-30 years prior. Andy Mansfield did "Turn Back the Clock" with his wife Virginia in the 50s. In the 1960s it had become America's Popular Music. (in the picture, Andy Mansfield, Kay Starr and a REALLY big microphone)
America's Popular Music - 1964
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Roland Bynum 1981
Time for some Soulin with Roland! Those sure were the days. It's a Tuesday late summer day in 1981
Jazzbo Collins 1967
Jazzbo Collins
Here's Jazzbo from the subterranean Purple Grotto. He has a style and a bunch of hit records.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Martin Block Xmas 1954
Christmas time is coming, Martin Block did his show for AFRTS-NY (Hi Jim!). Christmas was a special time in the Make Believe Ballroom...
Don Tracy 1980
Don Tracy in Hartford
A few years ago I had a chance to chat with Don. I wish I'd have taped that. Interesting guy. Longtime AFRTS favorite. Right now, some magic.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Music By Candlelight 1966
A happy Colonel is a very good thing. "Music By Candlelight" was an inhouse production with music for the dinner hour.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Charlie Tuna - Christmas 1983
Christmas is coming. Losing Charlie Tuna in 2016 was a terrible thing. The week of Christmas shows was always special. Charlie Tuna's were no exception. Lets go back to 1983
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
My Best Sounds
Happy holidays! Over on the stream, it's 24 hour Christmas memories, with the music and your AFRTS friends. I remember holidays far away from home...
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Christmas in Vietnam 1971 - Bruce Blackburn
I couldn't find a biography for Bruce, he may have went to KLAW after his hitch. But it's early morning Christmas 1971, recorded in DaNang and time for the Orient Express.
Roger Carroll 1979
Roger and Beverly Carroll
Roger's back! It's a Friday in 1979 and time for the best sounds in town, with the happy hour! Thank you Roger for sharing these.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Wolfman Jack Christmas 1975
It's 1975 and the Wolf brings in the holiday. Christmas week the AFRTS network talent did a week of Christmas shows. Rare when it wasn't week 48-x did they ever play songs of the holiday season. It was too unpredictable when the shows would be aired. The Christmas week shows went out 3 or 4 weeks before Christmas week so we'd be ready to go.
Vance Graham Christmas 1964
Vance Graham did some very neat radio here, celebrating the Latino culture at Christmas
Monday, December 16, 2024
AFRTS Torrejon 1978
Here's more memories from 1978. We'll hear from Johnnie Darren, Gene Price, the Bishop show (who was that guy??) Tom Campbell and a bunch of other memories. This is my weekend barbecue tape!
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Bill Stewart 1969
Relax and pull up a chair. Bill Stewart with another really swinging hour from 1969.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Jim Pewter 1967
Jim with Chris Noel
Jim had recently returned from AFKN and proceeded to unlock the vault...
Don Tracy 1980
Don Tracy now
The weekend is always almost here!! On a Friday in 1980 it began like this...
Chris Noel 1967
Kinda hard to do a show when the only thing you really know is what day it is. The ETs could be aired at noon or midnight. Could be a hurricane or a drought. These guys did great. It's a Monday in 1967 and Chris Noel is the Voice of Home...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Joe Ferguson 1983
In 1983 Joe Ferguson was jocking in Portland OR and recording shows for the network. AFRTS found jocks all over the country to be the voice of home. It's Monday and time for the Joe Show.
Pete Smith 1993
Pete Smith has your easy favorites, with great stories. "Sketches in Sound". Roger Carroll told me Pete had a pretty incredible day job. KMPC had him as full-time standby. Fulltime check for just being able to cover any shift. I don't think that's done anymore.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Wake Island 1953
The families were sent a recording of the ceremony. This is from one of those sets.
Wake Island ceremony - 1953
Bonnie Gilbert has been researching Wake Island civilian contractors and Marines Click Here
Bonnie Gilbert has been researching Wake Island civilian contractors and Marines Click Here
Friday, December 6, 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Mary Helen Barro 1983
After Vance Graham, there were a few false starts but eventually they found Mary Helen Barro for the Latin show. It's a Thursday in 1983, Vamos...
Charlie Tuna 1981
Charlie Tuna, Brooke Shields and Leo Sayer
Charlie, thanks for the memories and letting me crib off of these shows
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Joe Allison 1969
Birth Name: Joe Marion Allison
Birth Date: October 03, 1924
Place of Birth: McKinney, Texas
Deceased: August 02, 2002
Place of Death: Nashville, TN
Joe Allison had a phenomenal career. Writing, performing, DJing.
From that wonderful cache of late 60s shows, here's Joe in 1969 with the Country Corner:
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