Welcome Scott Shannon
Legendary radio programmer Scott Shannon has accepted an invitation to join the
nominating committee of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. In making the
announcement, project creator John Rook said, “Scott’s appreciation of recording
artists lives through his “True Oldies,” a nationally syndicated stage where the
music of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame is heard round the clock. He brings a
wealth of knowledge to
The Hit Parade Hall of Fame.”
The
Hit Parade Hall of Fame
nominating committee has
little difficulty
in naming yearly recipients with so many
from various
genres of recorded music to choose from.
Nominated for 2012
are:
Aerosmith, Jan & Dean,
Jimi Hendrix,
Bob Dylan, Jefferson
Airplane/Starship
The Letterman, Ronnie
Milsap, Staple Singers,
Steely Dan, Ray
Stevens, The Turtles
and Dinah Washington.
Once nominated,
the vote of fans can propel an artist to be
inducted into the
Hit Parade Hall of Fame
following any one
of three years of
eligibility.
New nominees are
announced during the second week of
February each
year.
Inductees into the
Hit Parade Hall of Fame are named
during the second
week of January each year.
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Winner of six Grammy’s her “At Last”
has become today’s wedding song.
Etta James has died in
Riverside, California.
She was 73.
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Patti Page today
Happy 84th birthday to
Hit Parade Hall of Fame
inductee,
Patti Page, still performing and
sounding fantastic to sold out audiences
with her dozens of million sellers,
including the multi-million seller,
"
Tennessee Waltz".
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George Wilson's
Memory Tunes is now available for
the whole world to hear via WiFi radio.
Congrats George, nice being able to hear programming
not
available on AM or FM these days and it being
created by one of America's great programmers.
Radio's
"Ross on Radio" sez this about
Memory Tunes
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Delighted to see Bob
Pittman moves
to CEO at Clear
Channel.
He's a class act.
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Glen Campbell
In
his new song, “A Better Place,” Glen Campbell sings,
“I
need the ones I love Lord/More and more each day.”
The
lyric is more personal than you might know as Glen
at
75 years of age reveals he has Alzheimer’s disease.
He
and his wife Kim decided to go public with Glen’s
diagnosis because he’s hoping to say farewell
with a final slate of live performances this fall.
Glen Campbell is an inductee of the
Hit Parade Hall of Fame .
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Rick Dees
Rick Dees returned to the Los
Angeles airwaves via
Clear Channel’s KHHT (Hot 92.3 in the
morning slot.
Already holding down the top three
positions in the
ratings, (KIIS, KOST & KFI) Clear
Channel adds Rick
to mornings on a format featuring much
of the music
he first introduced to Angelino's .
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Along with Bill Ballance, Bruce Hayes,
Al Jarvis,
Joe Yocum, B. Mitchell Reid and
Elliott Field, he was
one of Chuck Blores "Seven Swinging
Gentlemen" as they
captured the top slot in the ratings
during the late 50's in
Los Angeles. Some may recall his daily
sign off as he wished
his listeners "Blue Skies and Green
Lights".
Ted Quillin has died at 81 years of
age in Las Vegas.
A "Celebration Of His Life" will take
place at the
Red Rock Casino in the Penthouse
on Charleston Blvd,
in Las Vegas on April 30 from 11 am to 1
pm
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Hard to believe its been just 50 years
since the Federal
Communications Commission authorized
regular
FM stereo broadcasting.
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Bill Young reignites memories and
adds to the knowledge of those early years when -
- like a magnet - -radio was largely responsible for bringing change
to our society.
His book,
"Dead Air" is beautifully written,
a must read.
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Bob Dearborn "The Olde Disc Jockey"
has a great website. His daily quiz provides fuel to my mind.
Can't wait to see
John Travolta as
John Gotti in a film scheduled
for this year.
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Rush
Limbaugh answers....
Would Top 40 Radio Work Today?
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The Last of the Pioneers
John Kluge dies
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She’s one of the most knowledgeable hosts on
talk radio.
Knowing more about almost any subject than her
counterparts,
Rollye James
“What am I doing here,” tells “the
rest of the
story” about many of radio's most celebrated
characters
and also gives
the reader many lessons in radio
history plus a
dose of inspiration that's
sorely needed not only in radio but in society
as a whole these days.
"What am I doing here"
by Rollye James can be ordered
here.
It’s a labor of love for Sharon Sheeley’s son
as he
tells the story of her remarkable life in
“Summertime Blues, a true rock and roll
adventure with
Eddie Cochran. "
Eight years following her passing, Sharon's
son Shannon
shares his mothers life as a
very successful
songwriter and friend of
the stars of
early rock.
Order it from Amazon
here
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Al Martino
For more than 50 years I counted him my friend.
A true gentleman, he was one of the most
naturally gifted singers I've ever known.
It's been almost a year since Al Martino died
at 82 years of age.
Just a few days before his sudden passing
Al was in the recording studio, his unmistakable
voice was as powerful as ever as he paid
tribute of his wife Judi with a haunting
melody that could be a big favorite
among senior married couples.
This isn't a time when a Al Martino
recording can find airplay on radio.
That's why I've presented it
here.
"Thank you" pal, I miss you.
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Talk radio continues to be the truth teller
about politics
and the economy. As noted many months ago the
dreaded
“d” word warned by talksters has finally found
its way in
the rest of the media.
History is well on its way to repeating the
hardship
of the 30's, only this time a society raised
in an era
of abundance will find the
future more than they
can weather.
Far more than has been experienced by most of
the
population
thus far, some very tough days are ahead
and talk radio has been the guiding light.
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Eddie Cochran
Fifty Years and we still
“Don’t Forget” him.
Unlike most of the world today,
America is transfixed on
youth. Those names of the past
largely go unnoticed in
our society. It’s a change from
how it was during a time
when some of us recall history was
taught in schools and
we appreciated learning about
earlier times.
Now America concentrates on little
past last Saturday.
In foreign society, it’s a much
different world where
those names of the past continue
to be recognized.
So it was when the BBC paid
tribute to my close friend
of all those years ago,
Eddie Cochran, an early
inductee in the Rock n’ Roll
Hall of Fame, who died
fifty years ago this week in a
terrible car
crash in England.
During a moving hour long tribute
to him, the BBC report
told of how he influenced dozens
of rock’s biggest names
including , Paul McCartney, George
Harrison, The Who
and Rod Stewart, youthful fans of
Eddie Cochran.
Largely because he and many rock
recording stars of the
50’s he introduced me too might
benefit, Eddie
encouraged me to enter a career in
radio, giving up
traveling with him that would have
placed me in
the
same car in which he died at just 21 years of age.
Ironic that he would sign every
autograph with
“Don’t Forget Me”
and how following the death of his
friend
Buddy Holly, Eddie instructed me
what to do
should the same fate be his.
Memories of my days with Eddie are
here.
Photo’s are
here ,the BBC tribute
is
here
and
England's The Sun is
here.
I miss you pal....
jr
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Ron Alexenburg welcomes
Hit Parade
Hall of Fame
Inductee
Lou Christie during his
recent appearance
at the North Folk Theatre at
Westbury.
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Now we know
why - The tail of two Brains
here
Ready
for
an
escape
?
Take a
few minutes, return to the 60's
here
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Now in the
Radio Hall of Fame,
my good friend
Larry Lujack
gave fuel to my own radio career.
