>>BFYP BULLETIN 06/26/18: In case you were under a rock recently, rather than listening to Rock,
you may have missed more sad news. Pioneering WABC DJ Dan
Ingram rose to R&R Radio Heaven, Sunday 06/24/18. Though he isn't one
of our BFYP DJs (we have other big
names like Cousin Brucie, Ron Riley, Jim Stagg and more), Dan was mentioned and
revered by many in their interviews, as a dynamite DJ who made an enormous impact
in the early Rock & Roll Radio world. RIP, Mr. Ingram. (Pictured right, at WABC, July 27, 1961.)
06/11/18: News quickly circulated in the broadcast
industry about the rise to Rock & Roll Radio Heaven of “Uncle Ricky”
Richard W. Irwin. The ReelRadio.com*
founder, pioneering DJ, PD and audio geek, succumbed on June 7, 2018 after a
prolonged illness. As a longtime member of RR, I and BFYP books owe a great
debt to Uncle Ricky. ReelRadio
allowed me to hear, experience and read about the vibrant voices of pioneering
Radio DJs, which made my telling of
their stories richer. Thank you m’dear. RIP. *The RR site is archived for now but its longevity is
tenuous. Go while you can … it’s a #RetroRockRadio treat.And now, as we honor Uncle Ricky, let's flip on the mic, and Rock On back to 1968 …
Motown Surrenders to Prog Rock
Were you suffering a sunburn from your day on the beach 50 Years Ago this Month? Or hiding in cool,
dark movie theaters, peeking through your fingers at the horrors of Rosemary’s Baby,
or equally horrific Vietnam war film, The Green Berets?
Radio to the rescue
to lighten the mood and cool our red faces, with nighttime Rock on the radar 50 Years Ago this Month …
June 10th: Tom
and Raechel Donahue ended May
1968 with KSAN/San Francisco fans and owner, Metromedia, lovin' their format style. So they spread the love to its
KMET
station in Los Angeles. Tom’s progressive rock format began with a meager four
hours per night. But not for long. “The Mighty MET” soon broke through the
underground to full time Rockin’!
June
20th: A stellar appearance at the famed Copacabana on this day in 1968,
gave Martha Reeves & the Vandellas’ new single “Forget Me Not” a
fighting chance on the charts. It debuted on KISN/Portland OR Good Guys Survey
for June 25th at #47. Alas, this tribute to long-distance military
love failed to impress, and dropped off the following week. They had hit their
peak on a great run through the 1960s.
Featured Radio
Survey: As a beacon of Rock & Roll in the Pacific Northwest, KISN/Portland, kept its listeners tuned
in to the in-crowd, 50 Years Ago This Month. ♪ Swim in
the cove, have a snack in the grove … ♪ Recall that awesome day when
…
Celebrate JUNE 1968 and … Rock On!
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LinDee Rochelle is a writer and
editor by trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two
books (of three) in her Blast from Your Past
series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The Psychedelic Seventies!
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