Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Everly Brothers

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(Till) I Kissed You

The Everly Bros. were a country influenced rock ’n roll band. Raised in a musical family, Don & Phil enjoyed great success in the 1950’s, as they had 35 Billboard singles reach the top 100. Phil died in 2014 at age 75. In 1959 they one of their best hits reach the top 10 (Till) I Kissed You.
Everly Brothers
1959

Chuck Benson

Chuck Benson – Started his broadcast career in 1960 as a writer at CKYL, Peace River, AB, where in 1965 he won the Gold Leaf Award (now called the Juno) for Top Disc Jockey for Canada. From there, a brief stint at CFRN, Edmonton, AB as Promotions Manager for AM/FM Radio. Then in ’62 helped open CKNL Fort St. John, BC. In ’68 Chuck and two others (Ernie Mushtuk and Ernie Mykyte) started up Yellowhead Broadcasting Ltd out of Edson, AB, eventually ending up with satellites in Grande Cache, Jasper, Whitecourt and Hinton, AB. He sold his interests and moved to Vancouver, ending up with CFVR, Abbotsford as General Sales Manager, then Manager of CHPQ, Parksville, and eventually as a Sales Consultant with CIGV-FM in Penticton. Chuck is retired from broadcasting and living with his wife in Parksville

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