Chuck’s Classics, featuring Dave Dudley
American country music singer. Famous for his truck-driving anthems including this Six Days On The Road in 1963. Dave died at the age of 75 in 2003
MONDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 21st
It’s the date the legendary deejay Wolfman Jack (pictured) was born.
The portly detective show ‘The Fat Man’ began its 5-year run on ABC radio,
Patsy Cline sang ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ on ‘Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts’ on CBS and became the winner for the week.
ABC-TV aired the debut of ‘The Johnny Cash Show’ in a regular season primetime slot, after 15 successful weeks as a summer replacement.
And singer Jackie Wilson and Canadian comedians Wayne & Schuster headlined ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ on CBS-TV.
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Salt Spring Island Still Wants a Local Radio Station
It could take a year for the licence to be approved, and society members may have to attend a hearing in Ottawa as part of the process. Some existing stations have the right to object if they feel a Salt Spring-based station could interfere with their signals.
Fire damages Fox, C-SPAN, MSNBC studios in DC
The fire caused the cancellation of C-SPAN's popular phone-in program, and forced "Fox News Sunday" to relocate its broadcast to a local affiliate's studio.
My Favourite Flashback by Michael Jackson
"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released in January 1983 as the second single from his sixth album Thriller. It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones and Jackson.
SUNDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 20th
Radio Tuktoyaktuk went on the air, serving the Northwest Territories in English and Inuktutuk.
This was the date a US television show was transmitted live through an outlet in Canada for the first time, when CBS TV’s “Studio One” was fed from Buffalo to CBLT in Toronto.
Singers Sonny James and Ivory Joe Hunter headlined the ‘Ed Sullivan Show.’
And Fred Silverman (pictured) quit as boss of programming at ABC-TV to become president of CBS.
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Chuck’s Classics, featuring Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
Group were formed in South Carolina, USA. Active from 1956 to 1961. Black Slacks was a hit for them in 1957.