Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback with The Clash
The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 as a key player in the original wave of British punk rock. They also contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly.
Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Osmonds
An American family group of 5, The Osmonds were active 1970 - 1980. They had better success with their albums, than singles. One Bad Apple reached #1 in 1970 on the U.S. & Canadian charts.
Saturday in Broadcast History .. October 24th
Happy Birthday to Kevin Kline, Bill Wyman, Santo Farina, F. Murray Abraham, and Heather Rankin.
Radio’s first big variety show ‘The Fleischmann Hour’ with RUDY VALLEE (pictured) debuted on NBC;
CBC radio introduced it’s long-running ‘Cross Country Checkup’;
and ‘Kojak’ starring Telly Savalas premiered on CBS-TV.
Neil Sedaka recorded ‘Calendar Girl,’ and Bob Dylan taped his iconic ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’.’
And the genius behind ‘Star Trek,’ Gene Roddenberry passed away.
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Seattle TV pioneer host of ‘Wunda Wunda’ celebrates 100th birthday
If you grew up in Seattle during the 1950s,'60s and '70s, you likely know and love the name Wunda Wunda.
Radio Man’s Favourite Flashback with Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire, in 1968.[1] They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock,[2][3] although their musical approach has changed over the years.[
Chuck’s Classics, featuring The Guess Who
The Guess Who found success in the ’60’s and the ’70’s. (Burton Cummings is one of my favourite singers going solo.) Many hits for The Guess Who on LP’s and singles
Friday in Broadcast History .. October 23rd,
Happy Birthday to Weird Al Yankovic, Dwight Yoakam, Cat Deeley, Nancy Grace, and Vancouver’s Ryan Reynolds. It’s also the date of birth of the late Johnny Carson, CNN’s John Holliman, and actor James Daly.
Comedian FRED ALLEN and his wife Portland (pictured) made their radio debut on CBS;
Jonathan Winters became a TV star with his first special on NBC;
and rocker Axl Rose gave his first live interview in years on ABC-TV’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Vernon B.C.’s radio station CICF started broadcasting on 1050 KHz;
Allen Freed’s All Star Rock ‘n’ Roll Show played Vancouver’s Georgia Auditorium, tickets cost $2.50;
and 12 year old ‘Little’ Stevie Wonder recorded his first Motown single.
Obits on Oct. 23rd include Al Jolson, country music’s Maybelle Carter, NBC newswoman Jessica Savitch, CBS News boss William Leonard, and baritone Robert Merrill.
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